Chloritis
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Chloritis is a genus
of air-breathing land snail
s, terrestrial
pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Camaenidae
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The genus Chloritis is restricted to South-east Asia (from China to India and up to New Guinea) with numerous species having usually small distributional ranges.
. The first whorls
are quite narrow, rounded, the apical
ones with regularly arranged granules or hair pits. Last whorl is widened suddenly, with a more or less open umbilicus. The aperture
is lunate. The peristome is reflected, connected in most cases by a thin callus.
features; unfortunately from only a few species the anatomy is known. Here the more conservative systematic classification (only one genus Chloritis) is followed as proposed by Vaught (1989).
Species within the genus Chloritis 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
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, 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 Camaenidae
Camaenidae
Camaenidae is a family of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Helicoidea.This is one of the most diverse families in the clade Stylommatophora....
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The genus Chloritis is restricted to South-east Asia (from China to India and up to New Guinea) with numerous species having usually small distributional ranges.
Shell description
The conchological characters of the species belonging to the genus Chloritis are the more or less compact shells, the biconcave or a hardly elevated spireSpire (mollusc)
A spire is a descriptive term for part of the coiled shell of mollusks. The word is a convenient aid in describing shells, but it does not refer to a very precise part of shell anatomy: the spire consists of all of the whorls except for the body whorl...
. The first whorls
Whorl (mollusc)
A whorl is a single, complete 360° revolution or turn in the spiral growth of a mollusc shell. A spiral configuration of the shell is found in of numerous gastropods, but it is also found in shelled cephalopods including Nautilus, Spirula and the large extinct subclass of cephalopods known as the...
are quite narrow, rounded, the apical
Apex (mollusc)
Apex is an anatomical term for the tip of the mollusc shell of a gastropod, scaphopod, or cephalopod mollusc.-Gastropods:The word "apex" is most often used to mean the tip of the spire of the shell of a gastropod...
ones with regularly arranged granules or hair pits. Last whorl is widened suddenly, with a more or less open umbilicus. The aperture
Aperture (mollusc)
The aperture is an opening in certain kinds of mollusc shells: it is the main opening of the shell, where part of the body of the animal emerges for locomotion, feeding, etc....
is lunate. The peristome is reflected, connected in most cases by a thin callus.
Species
Some researchers divided the genus Chloritis in a number of rather poorly defined subgenera, or even consider these subgenera as genera. The characters used for these separations are only shellGastropod shell
The gastropod shell is a shell which is part of the body of a gastropod or snail, one kind of mollusc. The gastropod shell is an external skeleton or exoskeleton, which serves not only for muscle attachment, but also for protection from predators and from mechanical damage...
features; unfortunately from only a few species the anatomy is known. Here the more conservative systematic classification (only one genus Chloritis) is followed as proposed by Vaught (1989).
Species within the genus Chloritis include:
- Chloritis balatensisChloritis balatensisChloritis balatensis is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Camaenidae.- Distribution :The type locality for this species is described as Balante auf Celebes, in Sulawesi, Indonesia....
(Kobelt, 1896) - from Sulawesi - Chloritis bifoveata (Benson, 1856) - from West Malaysia
- Chloritis biomphalaChloritis biomphalaChloritis biomphala is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Camaenidae.- Distribution :The type locality is Seram Island , Indonesia...
(L. Pfeiffer, 1862) - from Sulawesi - Chloritis gruneriChloritis gruneriChloritis gruneri is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Camaenidae.- Shell description :...
(L. Pfeiffer, 1845) - from Sulawesi - Chloritis macrostomaChloritis macrostomaChloritis macrostoma is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Camaenidae.- Distribution :The type locality is Bangaya, off East Sulawesi, Indonesia.- Shell description :...
Gude, 1906 - from Sulawesi - Chloritis minahassaeChloritis minahassaeChloritis minahassae is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Camaenidae.- Distribution :...
P. & F. Sarasin, 1899 - from Sulawesi - Chloritis planorbinaChloritis planorbinaChloritis planorbina is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Camaenidae.- Distribution :The type locality is Roembia, South-eastern Sulawesi, Indonesia...
Haas, 1912 - from Sulawesi - Chloritis talabensisChloritis talabensisChloritis talabensis is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Camaenidae.- Distribution :The type locality is Balante auf Celebes, Sulawesi, Indonesia....
(Kobelt, 1896) - from Sulawesi - Chloritis togianensisChloritis togianensisChloritis togianensis is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Camaenidae.The specific name togianensis is after the type locality Togian Island.- Distribution :...
Maassen, 2009 - from Sulawesi - Chloritis unguiculastra (Martens, 1867)
- Chloritis ungulina (Linnaeus, 1758) - type species
- Chloritis vanbruggeniChloritis vanbruggeniChloritis vanbruggeni is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Camaenidae.- Etymology :The specific name vanbruggeni is named in honor of Dr...
Maassen, 2009 - from Sulawesi