''Plectotropis'' is a
genus
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of air-breathing
land snail
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s,
terrestrial
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Terrestrial may also refer to:
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pulmonate
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gastropod
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mollusk
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s in the family
Camaenidae
Camaenidae is a Family (biology), family of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial molluscs, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Helicoidea, the typical snails and their allies. This is one of the most diverse families i ...
.
[MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Plectotropis E. von Martens, 1860. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=995796 on 2020-05-08]
Nomenclature
''Plectotropis'' is a substitute name for ''Thea''
Albers, 1850, junior homonym of ''Thea''
Mulsant, 1846. Martens designated ''Helix elegantissima''
L. Pfeiffer, 1849 as type species, which was not originally included in ''Thea''.
Species
* ''
Plectotropis aemula''
(Gude, 1900)
* ''
Plectotropis akowtongensis''
(Theobald, 1859)
* ''
Plectotropis albocrenatus''
(Bavay & Dautzenberg, 1909)
* ''
Plectotropis applanata''
(Möllendorff, 1884)
* ''
Plectotropis austeni''
Preston, 1915
* ''
Plectotropis barbosella''
(Heude, 1882)
* ''
Plectotropis biggiei''
Preston, 1910
* ''
Plectotropis bonnieri''
(H. Fischer, 1898)
* ''
Plectotropis brevibarbis''
(L. Pfeiffer, 1859)
* ''
Plectotropis chondroderma''
Möllendorff, 1900
* ''
Plectotropis conella
''Plectotropis'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Camaenidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Plectotropis E. von Martens, 1860. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Spe ...
''
(A. Adams, 1868)
* ''
Plectotropis conomphala''
Pilsbry & Y. Hirase, 1903
* ''
Plectotropis couturieri''
(Bavay & Dautzenberg, 1909)
* ''
Plectotropis dasytricha''
(Bavay & Dautzenberg, 1909)
* ''
Plectotropis diplogramme
''Plectotropis'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Camaenidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Plectotropis E. von Martens, 1860. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Spe ...
''
Möllendorff, 1902
* ''
Plectotropis elegantissima
''Plectotropis'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Camaenidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Plectotropis E. von Martens, 1860. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Spe ...
''
(L. Pfeiffer, 1849)
* ''
Plectotropis esakii
''Plectotropis'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Camaenidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Plectotropis E. von Martens, 1860. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Spe ...
''
(Kuroda, 1973)
* ''
Plectotropis gerlachi
''Plectotropis'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Camaenidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Plectotropis E. von Martens, 1860. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Spe ...
''
(Martens, 1881)
* ''
Plectotropis hatakedai
''Plectotropis'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Camaenidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Plectotropis E. von Martens, 1860. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Spe ...
''
(Kuroda & Habe, 1951)
* ''
Plectotropis horrida
''Plectotropis'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Camaenidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Plectotropis E. von Martens, 1860. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Spe ...
''
(Pilsbry, 1900)
* ''
Plectotropis hupensis
''Plectotropis'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Camaenidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Plectotropis E. von Martens, 1860. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Spe ...
''
(Gredler, 1885)
* ''
Plectotropis icela
''Plectotropis'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Camaenidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Plectotropis E. von Martens, 1860. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Spe ...
''
Pilsbry, 1934
* ''
Plectotropis inexpectata
''Plectotropis inexpectata'' is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Camaenidae. This species is endemic to Japan
Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific O ...
''
(Kuroda & Minato, 1977)
* ''
Plectotropis itoi
''Plectotropis'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, Terrestrial animal, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Camaenidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Plectotropis E. von Martens, 1860. Accessed through: World Reg ...
''
(Kuroda & Azuma, 1982)
* ''
Plectotropis kiusiuensis''
(Pilsbry, 1900)
* ''
Plectotropis kraepeleni''
Leschke, 1914
* ''
Plectotropis laciniosula''
(Heude, 1885)
* ''
Plectotropis lancasteri''
(Gude, 1919)
* ''
Plectotropis lepidophora''
(Gude, 1900)
* ''
Plectotropis lithina''
(Heude, 1885)
* ''
Plectotropis lofouana''
(Möllendorff, 1888)
* ''
Plectotropis mackensii''
(Adams & Reeve, 1850)
* ''
Plectotropis marginata'' (
Pilsbry & Y. Hirase, 1903)
* ''
Plectotropis mentaweiense''
Degner, 1928
* ''
Plectotropis minima''
Pilsbry, 1934
* ''
Plectotropis nunobikiensis''
(Ogaito & Sorita, 1981)
* ''Plectotropis nutans''
Gude, 1914
* ''
Plectotropis lithina''
(Heude, 1885)
* ''
Plectotropis lofouana''
(Möllendorff, 1888)
* ''
Plectotropis omiensis''
(Pilsbry, 1902)
* ''
Plectotropis osbeckii''
(Philippi, 1847)
* ''
Plectotropis pannosa''
(Pilsbry, 1902)
* ''
Plectotropis patungensis''
(Gredler, 1887)
* ''
Plectotropis pentagonostoma''
Möllendorff, 1899
* ''
Plectotropis pressa''
(Pilsbry & Y. Hirase, 1904)
* ''
Plectotropis pseudopatula''
Möllendorff, 1899
* ''
Plectotropis quelpartensis'' (Pilsbry & Hirase, 1908)
* ''
Plectotropis repanda''
(L. Pfeiffer, 1861)
* ''
PLectotropis scepasma''
(Reeve, 1854)
* ''
Plectotropis scitula''
(Pilsbry & Y. Hirase, 1908)
* ''
Plectotropis sinkaitzensis''
Pilsbry, 1934
* ''
Plectotropis squamulifera''
(Möllendorff, 1887)
* ''
Plectotropis stenomphala''
Möllendorff, 1899
* ''
Plectotropis sterilis''
(Heude, 1890)
* ''
Plectotropis subconella''
(Möllendorff, 1888)
* ''
Plectotropis quelpartensis''
(Pilsbry & Hirase, 1908)
* ''
Plectotropis repanda''
(L. Pfeiffer, 1861)
* ''
Plectotropis scepasma''
(Reeve, 1854)
* ''
Plectotropis tapeina''
(Benson, 1836)
* ''
Plectotropis trichotropis''
(L. Pfeiffer, 1850)
* ''
Plectotropis visayana''
(Möllendorff, 1888)
* ''
Plectotropis vulgivaga''
(Schmacker & O. Boettger, 1890)
* ''
Plectotropis xydaea''
(Bavay & Dautzenberg, 1909)
* ''
Plectotropis yonganensis''
W.-C. Zhou, Q. Xiao, D.-N. Chen & C.-C. Hwang, 2011
;Taxa inquerenda:
* ''Plectotropis comata''
Sturany, 1899
* ''Plectotropis delectabilis''
Ehrmann, 1900 (synonym: ''Aegista delectabilis''
(P. Ehrmann, 1900) )
* ''Plectotropis scabricula''
(A. Adams, 1868)
* P''lectotropis setocincta''
(A. Adams, 1868)
;Synonyms:
* ''Plectotropis oldhami''
(Benson, 1859): synonym of ''
Aegista oldhami''
(Benson, 1859)
References
* Bank, R. A. (2017). Classification of the Recent terrestrial Gastropoda of the World. Last update: July 16, 2017
External links
Albers, J. C. (1850). Die Heliceen nach natürlicher Verwandtschaft systematisch geordnet. Berlin: Enslin. 262 ppAlbers, J. C.; Martens, E. von. (1860). Die Heliceen nach natürlicher Verwandtschaft systematisch geordnet von Joh. Christ. Albers. Zweite Ausgabe. I-XVIII, 1-359. Leipzig: Engelman
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Camaenidae
Gastropod genera