''Satsuma'' 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 tribe Aegistini of the subfamily Bradybaeninae 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 ...
.
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Distribution
''Satsuma'' species can primarily be found in
Japan
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, as well as
China
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. It also exists in
Vietnam
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,
Guam
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, and the
Philippines
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, as well as
Indonesia
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and
Hong Kong
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.
Species
The following species are recognised in the genus ''Satsuma'':
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Satsuma abletti''
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Satsuma adelinae''
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Satsuma adiriensis''
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Satsuma akiratadai''
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Satsuma albida''
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Satsuma amanoi''
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Satsuma ammiralis''
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Satsuma arisana''
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Satsuma auratibasis''
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Satsuma bacca''
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Satsuma backeljaui''
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Satsuma bairdi''
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Satsuma caliginosa''
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Satsuma cardiostoma''
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Satsuma careocaecum''
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Satsuma chengi''
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Satsuma contraria''
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Satsuma cristata''
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Satsuma danzyoensis''
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Satsuma eucosmia''
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Satsuma fausta''
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Satsuma ferruginea''
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Satsuma formosensis''
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Satsuma friesiana''
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Satsuma fusca''
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Satsuma guandi''
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Satsuma hagiomontis''
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Satsuma hemihelvus''
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Satsuma hsuehshan''
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Satsuma huberi''
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Satsuma iheyaensis''
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Satsuma insignis''
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Satsuma jacobii''
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Satsuma japonica''
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Satsuma jinlunensis''
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Satsuma kanamarui''
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Satsuma kanoi''
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Satsuma katipolensis''
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Satsuma laeva''
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Satsuma largillierti''
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Satsuma lepidophora''
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Satsuma lewisii''
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Satsuma lini''
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Satsuma litus''
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Satsuma longkiauwensis''
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Satsuma luteolella''
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Satsuma mellea''
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Satsuma mercatoria''
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Satsuma meridionalis''
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Satsuma mii''
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Satsuma mimiwui''
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Satsuma moellendorffiana''
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Satsuma mollicula''
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Satsuma myomphala''
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Satsuma nakayamai''
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Satsuma nivnu''
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Satsuma nux''
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Satsuma okiensis''
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Satsuma omoro''
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Satsuma omphalodes''
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Satsuma pagodula''
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Satsuma paiwanis''
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Satsuma papilliformis''
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Satsuma paradoxa''
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Satsuma pekanensis''
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Satsuma perversa''
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Satsuma phoenicis''
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Satsuma pilsbryi''
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Satsuma polymorpha''
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Satsuma rubrolaeva''
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Satsuma rugosa''
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Satsuma sadamii''
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Satsuma selasia''
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Satsuma sericata''
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Satsuma shigetai''
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Satsuma sororcula''
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Satsuma sphaeroconus''
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Satsuma squamigera''
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Satsuma succincta''
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Satsuma sunlinksea''
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Satsuma swinhoei''
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Satsuma tadai''
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Satsuma takahasii''
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Satsuma takkiriensis''
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Satsuma tanegashimae''
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Satsuma tani''
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Satsuma textilis''
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Satsuma thachi''
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Satsuma tokunoshimana''
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Satsuma uncopila''
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Satsuma vallis''
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Satsuma viridibasis''
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Satsuma wenshini''
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Satsuma wiegmanniana''
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Satsuma yaeyamensis''
References
* Bank, R. (2017). Classification of the Recent terrestrial Gastropoda of the World. Last update: July 16, 2017
External links
Adams A. (1868). On the species of Helicidae found in Japan. Annals and Magazine of Natural History. ser. 4, 1: 459-472
Camaenidae
{{Camaenidae-stub