''Pleuroxia'' is a

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of air-breathing

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gastropod Gastropods (), commonly known as slugs and snails, belong to a large Taxonomy (biology), taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda (). This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, freshwater, and fro ...

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s in the subfamily Hadrinae of 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. (2021). MolluscaBase. Pleuroxia Ancey, 1887. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=818486 on 31 January 2022

Species

Species within the genus ''Pleuroxia'' include: * '' Pleuroxia abstans'' Iredale, 1939 * '' Pleuroxia carmeena'' G.A. Solem, 1993 * '' Pleuroxia clydonigera'' R. Tate, 1894 * '' Pleuroxia cyrtopleura'' (Pfeiffer, 1862) * '' Pleuroxia everardensis'' (Bednall, 1892) * '' Pleuroxia italowiana'' Solem, 1992 * '' Pleuroxia lemani'' G.P.L.K. Gude, 1916 * '' Pleuroxia overlanderensis'' G.A. Solem, 1997 * '' Pleuroxia phillipsiana'' (Angas, 1873) ;Synonyms: * ''Pleuroxia adcockiana'' (Bednall, 1894): synonym of ''

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'' (Bednall, 1894) * ''Pleuroxia arcigerens'' Tate, 1894: synonym of ''

'' (Bednall, 1894) * ''Pleuroxia bethana'' Solem, 1997: synonym of '' Basedowena bethana'' (Solem, 1997) (original combination) * ''Pleuroxia commenta'' Iredale, 1939: synonym of '' Basedowena polypleura'' (Tate, 1899) (junior synonym) * ''Pleuroxia cooperi'' Cotton, 1939: synonym of ''Pleuroxia phillipsiana'' (Angas, 1873) (junior synonym) * ''Pleuroxia elfina'' Iredale, 1939: synonym of '' Basedowena elfina'' (Iredale, 1939) * ''Pleuroxia hinsbyi'' Gude, 1916: synonym of '' Basedowena hinsbyi'' (Gude, 1916) (

superseded combination In taxonomy, a superseded combination is a notice of change to the binomial nomenclature of the accepted name of a species. This happens when a species is moved to a new genus after the initial species description. The original name is called a ...

) * ''Pleuroxia mawsoni'' Iredale, 1937: synonym of '' Cooperconcha mawsoni'' (Iredale, 1937) (original combination) * ''Pleuroxia musga'' Iredale, 1937: synonym of '' Tatemelon musgum'' (Iredale, 1937) (original combination) * ''Pleuroxia oligopleura'' (Tate, 1894): synonym of '' Basedowena oligopleura'' (Tate, 1894) * ''Pleuroxia polypleura'' (Tate, 1899): synonym of '' Basedowena polypleura'' (Tate, 1899) * ''Pleuroxia radiata'' (Hedley, 1905): synonym of '' Basedowena radiata'' (Hedley, 1905) * ''Pleuroxia ruga'' otton, 1953: synonym of '' Strepsitaurus rugus'' (Cotton, 1953) (original combination)

References

External links

Ancey, C. F. (1887). Description of new genera or subgenera of Helicidæ. The Conchologists' Exchange. 1(9–10): 53–54

Angas, G. F. (1864). On the land-shells of South Australia. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 1863: 519–529
Camaenidae Gastropod genera Taxa named by César Marie Félix Ancey Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Camaenidae-stub