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Polygyridae is a family of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Helicoidea. [2]The Polygyridae make up a significant proportion of the land snail fauna of eastern North America, and are also found in western North America, northern Central America, and are present on some Caribbean islands.
Camaenidae is a family of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Helicoidea, the typical snails and their allies. This is one of the most diverse families in the clade Stylommatophora. These snails occur in a wide variety of habitats in the tropics of Eastern Asia and Australasia. [2]
There are 34 freshwater gastropod taxa on this list. The only marine endangered gastropod is Haliotis sorenseni. The only overseas endangered land snail is Papustyla pulcherrima. Altogether 36 gastropod species are federally listed as of 2 October 2009. [2]
Gastropods are found in a wide range of aquatic and terrestrial habitats, from deep ocean trenches to deserts. [citation needed] Some of the more familiar and better-known gastropods are terrestrial gastropods (the land snails and slugs). Some live in fresh water, but most named species of gastropods live in a marine environment.
Amastra eos is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Amastridae. [1] ... often marguerite yellow near the ...
Get shortened URL; Download QR code; Print/export ... Caracolus is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family ...
Euconulidae is a taxonomic family of minute, air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the superfamily Trochomorphoidea. [1] This land snail family is closely allied to the Zonitidae, the glass snails.
Achatinidae (New Latin, from Greek "agate") is a family of medium to large sized tropical land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks from Africa. Well known species include Achatina achatina the Giant African Snail, and Lissachatina fulica the Giant East African Snail. As of 2022, there were 105 genera recognized within the family ...