''Pseudelma'' is a

genus Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...

of air-breathing

land snail A land snail is any of the numerous species of snail that live on land, as opposed to the sea snails and freshwater snails. ''Land snail'' is the common name for terrestrial molluscs, terrestrial gastropod mollusks that have gastropod shell, shel ...

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pulmonate Pulmonata or pulmonates is an informal group (previously an order, and before that, a subclass) of snails and slugs characterized by the ability to breathe air, by virtue of having a pallial lung instead of a gill, or gills. The group inclu ...

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 Gulellinae of the family

Streptaxidae Streptaxidae is a family of carnivorous air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the clade Stylommatophora. Streptaxidae are monophyletic while all subfamilies and several genera are polyphyletic. Six Streptaxi ...

.MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Pseudelma Kobelt, 1904. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=996768 on 2022-02-20

Distribution

The distribution of the genus ''Pseudelma'' includes: *

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Sutcharit C., Naggs F., Wade C. M., Fontanilla I. & Panha S. (2010). "The new family Diapheridae, a new species of ''Diaphera'' Albers from Thailand, and the position of the Diapheridae within a molecular phylogeny of the Streptaxoidea (Pulmonata: Stylommatophora)". ''

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'' 160: 1-16. .

Species

Species within the genus ''Pseudelma'' include: * ''

Pseudelma auribole ''Pseudelma'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, Terrestrial animal, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Gulellinae of the family Streptaxidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Pseudelma Kobelt, 1904. Accessed th ...

'' Abdou, Muratov & Bouchet, 2008 * ''

Pseudelma auriculata ''Pseudelma'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Gulellinae of the family Streptaxidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Pseudelma Kobelt, 1904. Accessed through: World Regist ...

'' (Morelet, 1881) * ''

Pseudelma aurititi ''Pseudelma'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Gulellinae of the family Streptaxidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Pseudelma Kobelt, 1904. Accessed through: World Regist ...

'' Abdou, Muratov & Bouchet, 2008 * ''

Pseudelma bisexigua ''Pseudelma'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Gulellinae of the family Streptaxidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Pseudelma Kobelt, 1904. Accessed through: World Regist ...

'' (F. Haas, 1951) * ''

Pseudelma incisa ''Pseudelma'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Gulellinae of the family Streptaxidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Pseudelma Kobelt, 1904. Accessed through: World Regist ...

'' (Morelet, 1881) * ''

Pseudelma inconspicua ''Pseudelma'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Gulellinae of the family Streptaxidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Pseudelma Kobelt, 1904. Accessed through: World Regist ...

'' (Morelet, 1881) * ''

Pseudelma martensiana ''Pseudelma'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Gulellinae of the family Streptaxidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Pseudelma Kobelt, 1904. Accessed through: World Regist ...

'' (Morelet, 1881) ;Species brought into synonymy: * ''Pseudelma madagascariensis'' Fischer-Piette, F. Blanc & Vukadinovic, 1974: synonym of '' Elma messageri'' (Bavay & Dautzenberg, 1904)

References

* Abdou A., Muratov I.V. & Bouchet P. (2008). Streptaxid microcosm: the radiation of the endemic genus Pseudelma Kobelt 1904 (Gastropoda Pulmonata Streptaxidae) on Mayotte, Comores. Tropical Zoology. 21: 123-151

External links

Kobelt, W. (1904-1905). Die Raublungenschnecken (Agnatha). Erste Abtheilung: Rhytididae & Enneidae. In: Systematisches Conchylien-Cabinet von Martini und Chemnitz, Ersten Bandes, zwölfte Abtheilung (B), erster Theil. (1) 12b (1, 490): 80-128, pls. 14-18 (1904); (1) 12b (1, 492): 129-192, pls. 19-24 (1904); (1) 12b (1, 493): 193-232, pls. 25-30 (1904); (1) 12b (1, 495): 233-296, pls. 31-35, 33a (1904); (1) 12b (1, 497): 297-362, pls. 36-41 (1905). Nürnberg (Bauer & Raspe). Note: this is a continuation of "Agnatha Moerch. Die Raublungenschnecken" started by O.F. von Möllendorff (1903-1904) (see footnote on page 79)

Haas F. (1951). Note on some streptaxids. The Nautilus. 64(4): 133-134
Streptaxidae {{Streptaxidae-stub