Actinella
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Actinella is a genus
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...

 of air-breathing land snail
Snail
Snail is a common name applied to most of the members of the molluscan class Gastropoda that have coiled shells in the adult stage. When the word is used in its most general sense, it includes sea snails, land snails and freshwater snails. The word snail without any qualifier is however more often...

s, terrestrial
Terrestrial animal
Terrestrial animals are animals that live predominantly or entirely on land , as compared with aquatic animals, which live predominantly or entirely in the water , or amphibians, which rely on a combination of aquatic and terrestrial habitats...

 pulmonate gastropod mollusks within the family Hygromiidae
Hygromiidae
Hygromiidae is a taxonomic family of small to medium-sized air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Helicoidea.-Anatomy:...

, the hairy snails and their allies.

Species

The genus Actinella contains the following species:
  • Actinella actinophora
    Actinella actinophora
    Actinella actinophora is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Hygromiidae, the hairy snails and their allies. This species is endemic to Portugal.-References:...

  • Actinella anaglyptica
    Actinella anaglyptica
    Actinella anaglyptica is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Hygromiidae, the hairy snails and their allies. This speciesis endemic to Portugal. It is threatened by habitat loss.-References:...

  • Actinella armitageana
    Actinella armitageana
    Actinella armitageana is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Hygromiidae, the hairy snails and their allies.This species is endemic to Portugal. Its natural habitat is temperate grassland....

  • Actinella carinofausta
    Actinella carinofausta
    Actinella carinofausta is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Hygromiidae, the hairy snails and their allies. This species is endemic to Portugal.-References:...

  • Actinella effugiens
    Actinella effugiens
    Actinella effugiens is a species of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Hygromiidae,the hariy snails and their allies.This species is endemic to Portugal. It is threatened by habitat loss.-References:...

  • Actinella fausta
    Actinella fausta
    Actinella fausta is a species ofair-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Hygromiidae.This species is endemic to Portugal. It is threatened by habitat loss.-References:...

  • Actinella giramica
    Actinella giramica
    Actinella giramica is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Hygromiidae, the hairy snails and their allies....

  • Actinella laciniosa
    Actinella laciniosa
    Actinella laciniosa is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Hygromiidae, the hariry snails and their allies. This species is endemic to Portugal.-References:...

  • Actinella obserata
    Actinella obserata
    Actinella obserata is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Hygromiidae, the hairy snails and their allies. This species is endemic to Portugal....

  • Actinella robusta
    Actinella robusta
    Actinella robusta is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Hygromiidae, the hairy snails and their allies. This species is endemic to Portugal....

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