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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.
Canistrum is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Bradybaenidae. Species
Stylommatophora is the most diverse group of land snails and slugs. Pallial cavity forms a spacious, air-filled lung. Anus is located on the right side close to the pneumostome. Operculum is missing. Two pairs of tentacle are retractable and the posterior pair bears eyes on the tips. Radula typically has many small, quite uniform teeth per row.
The grove snail, brown-lipped snail or lemon snail (Cepaea nemoralis) is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc. [3] It is one of the most common large species of land snail in Europe, and has been introduced to North America. Subspecies. Cepaea nemoralis etrusca (Rossmässler, 1835) [4]
Oreohelix is a genus of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Oreohelicidae. Oreohelix is the type genus for the family Oreohelicidae. There are about 79 species in this genus. [2] They are native to the western United States, especially the Rocky Mountains, Great Basin, and Southwest. [3]
Megalobulimus paranaguensis is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial gastropod mollusk in the family Strophocheilidae. [2] They are native to South America and are known for being large and having a long lifespan. [3] The survival rate of males is 96.7% and similarly high for other members of the species.
Euglandina rosea, the rosy wolfsnail or cannibal snail, is a species of medium-sized to large predatory air-breathing land snail, a carnivorous terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Spiraxidae. [1] This species is a fast and voracious predator, hunting and eating other snails and slugs. [2]
Cantareus apertus, [2] commonly known as the green garden snail, is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Helicidae, the typical snails. Distribution