Amphibulima
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Amphibulima 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
Land snail
A land snail is any of the many species of snail that live on land, as opposed to those that live in salt water and fresh water. Land snails are terrestrial gastropod mollusks that have shells, It is not always an easy matter to say which species are terrestrial, because some are more or less...

s, a 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 in the family Orthalicidae
Orthalicidae
Orthalicidae are a family of tropical air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks are classified in the informal group Sigmurethra of the clade Stylommatophora...

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Amphibulima is the type genus of the subfamily Amphibuliminae.

Species

Species in the genus Amphibulima include:
  • Amphibulima browni
    Amphibulima browni
    Amphibulima browni is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Orthalicidae.This rare tropical land snail is endemic to the West Indian island of Dominica. The snail has been seen only very rarely since it was first discovered in the late 19th...

    Pilsbry, 1899 - endemic to Dominica
  • Amphibulima pardalina
    Amphibulima pardalina
    Amphibulima pardalina is a species of tropical air-breathing land snail, a pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the subfamily Amphibuliminae.- Distribution :Amphibulima pardalina is endemic to Dominica...

    Guppy, 1868 - endemic to Dominica
  • Amphibulima patula
    Amphibulima patula
    Amphibulima patula is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Orthalicidae.- Subspecies :Subspecies of Amphibulima patula include:* Amphibulima patula patula...

    (Bruguière, 1792)
    • Amphibulima patula patula (Bruguière, 1792)
    • Amphibulima patula dominicensis Pilsbry, 1899 - endemic to Dominica
  • Amphibulima rubescens
    Amphibulima rubescens
    Amphibulima rubescens is a species of tropical air-breathing land snail, a pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the subfamily Amphibuliminae.- Distribution :...

    (Deshayes, 1830) - endemic to Martinique


Comparison of species of Amphibulima:
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