''Sturanyella'' is a
genus of land snails with an
operculum,
terrestrial gastropod
The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. T ...
mollusks in the family
Helicinidae, the helicinids.
The
specific name Specific name may refer to:
* in Database management systems, a system-assigned name that is unique within a particular database
In taxonomy, either of these two meanings, each with its own set of rules:
* Specific name (botany), the two-part (bino ...
''Sturanyella'' is apparently in honor of
Rudolf Sturany Rudolf Sturany (13 April 1867, Vienna – 28 February 1935, Vienna) was an Austrian zoologist who specialized in the field of malacology, the study of mollusks.
He studied zoology at the University of Leipzig under Rudolf Leuckart and at the Univer ...
(1867-1935), a
malacologist from Austria.
Species
Species within the genus ''Sturanyella'' include:
* ''
Sturanyella carolinarum''
* ''
Sturanyella epicharis''
* ''
Sturanyella plicatilis'' Mouss. - the
type species
References
Helicinidae
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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