Ariophanta
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Ariophanta is a genus
of air-breathing land snail
s, terrestrial
pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Ariophantidae
. The shell is sinistral or left-handed in its coiling.
This is a monotypic genus.
is type species
of the genus Ariophanta.
Species in the genus Ariophanta include:
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 in the family Ariophantidae
Ariophantidae
Ariophantidae is a taxonomic family of air-breathing land snails and semi-slugs, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Helicarionoidea .- Distribution :...
. The shell is sinistral or left-handed in its coiling.
This is a monotypic genus.
Species
Ariophanta laevipesAriophanta laevipes
Ariophanta laevipes is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Ariophantidae.Ariophanta laevipes is the type species of the genus Ariophanta.- Shell description :...
is type species
Type species
In biological nomenclature, a type species is both a concept and a practical system which is used in the classification and nomenclature of animals and plants. The value of a "type species" lies in the fact that it makes clear what is meant by a particular genus name. A type species is the species...
of the genus Ariophanta.
Species in the genus Ariophanta include:
- Ariophanta interruptaAriophanta interruptaAriophanta interrupta is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Ariophantidae.The visible external soft parts of the animal are pinkish grey in color.- Shell description :...
- Ariophanta laevipesAriophanta laevipesAriophanta laevipes is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Ariophantidae.Ariophanta laevipes is the type species of the genus Ariophanta.- Shell description :...