Drymaeus
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Drymaeus is a genus
of medium-sized air-breathing, tropical land snail
s, terrestrial
pulmonate gastropod molluscs
in the subfamily Bulimulinae and the family Orthalicidae
, according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda (Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005)
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subgenus Drymaeus Albers, 1850
subgenus Mesembrinus Albers, 1850
subgenus ?
synonyms:
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 medium-sized air-breathing, tropical 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 molluscs
Mollusca
The Mollusca , common name molluscs or mollusksSpelled mollusks in the USA, see reasons given in Rosenberg's ; for the spelling mollusc see the reasons given by , is a large phylum of invertebrate animals. There are around 85,000 recognized extant species of molluscs. Mollusca is the largest...
in the subfamily Bulimulinae and 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...
, according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda (Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005)
Taxonomy of the Gastropoda (Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005)
The taxonomy of the Gastropoda as it was revised by Philippe Bouchet and Jean-Pierre Rocroi is currently the most up-to-date overall system for classifying gastropod mollusks...
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Distribution
Distribution of genus Drymaeus include Southern and Central America. For example in Mexico live about 65 species of Drymaeus.Species
There are two subgenera: Drymaeus sensus stricto and subgenus Mesembrinus. Species within the genus Drymaeus include:subgenus Drymaeus Albers, 1850
- Drymaeus branneriDrymaeus branneriDrymaeus branneri is a species of tropical air-breathing land snail, a pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Orthalicidae.- Distribution :...
F. Baker, 1914 - Drymaeus castus (Pfeiffer, 1846)
- Drymaeus castus xantholeucus (Von Martens, 1893)
- Drymaeus castus porrectus (Von Martens, 1893)
- Drymaeus cecileaeDrymaeus cecileaeDrymaeus cecileae is a species of tropical air-breathing land snail, a pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Orthalicidae.- Distribution :...
(Moricand, 1858) - Drymaeus chiapensis (Pfeiffer, 1866)
- Drymaeus chiapensis quadrifasciatus (Von Martens, 1893)
- Drymaeus chiapensis nebulosus (Von Martens, 1893)
- Drymaeus colimensis (Rolle, 1895)
- Drymaeus dombeyanus (Ferussac, 1842)
- Drymaeus dunkeri (Pfeiffer, 1846)
- Drymnaeus dunkeri forreri (Mousson, 1883)
- Drymaeus eurystomusDrymaeus eurystomusDrymaeus eurystomus is a species of tropical air-breathing land snail, a pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Orthalicidae.Fulton was the first to realize that Bulimus eurystomus Philippi, 1867 and Bulimus hamadryas Philippi, 1867 are synonyms and only differ in colour...
(Philippi, 1867) - Drymaeus expansus balboa Pilsbry, 1926
- Drymaeus fenestratus (Pfeiffer, 1846)
- Drymaeus josephus (Angas, 1878)
- Drymaeus josephus concolor (Von Martens, 1893)
- Drymaeus josephus errans Pilsbry, 1926
- Drymaeus josephus maculosus (Von Martens, 1893)
- Drymaeus lattrei (Pfeiffer, 1846)
- Drymaeus lattrei hiabundus (Von Martens, 1893)
- Drymaeus lilacinus (Reeve, 1949)
- Drymaeus lilacinus crossei (Von Martens, 1893)
- Drymaeus lilacinus ictericus (Von Martens, 1893)
- Drymaeus lilacinus jansoni (Von Martens, 1893)
- Drymaeus lilacinus undulosus (Von Martens, 1893)
- Drymaeus lilacinus unicolor (Von Martens, 1893)
- Drymaeus megastomus Parodiz, 1962
- Drymaeus serperastrusDrymaeus serperastrusDrymaeus serperastrus is a species of tropical air-breathing land snail, a pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Orthalicidae.- Distribution :...
(Say, 1829) - Drymaeus strigatusDrymaeus strigatusDrymaeus strigatus is a species of tropical air-breathing land snail, a pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Orthalicidae.- Distribution :* Peru* Ecuador- Description :...
(Sowerby, 1838) - Drymaeus zhorquinensis (Angas, 1879)
- Drymaeus ziegleri (Pfeiffer, 1846)
subgenus Mesembrinus Albers, 1850
- Drymaeus albostriatus (Strebel, 1882)
- Drymaeus attenuatus (Pfeiffer, 1851)
- Drymaeus attenuatus pittieri (Von Martens, 1893)
- Drymaeus attenuatus varicosus (Pfeiffer, 1851)
- Drymaeus aurifluus (Pfeiffer, 1856)
- Drymaeus botterii (Crosse & Fischer, 1875)
- Drymaeus bugabensis (Von Martens, 1893)
- Drymaeus championi (Von Martens, 1893)
- Drymaeus chiriquiensis DaCosta, 1901
- Drymaeus costaricensis (Pfeiffer, 1862)
- Drymaeus cozumelensis Richards, 1937
- Drymaeus cucullus (Morelet, 1851)
- Drymaeus discrepans (Sowerby, 1833)
- Drymaeus dominicus (Reeve, 1850)
- Drymaeus droueti (Pfeiffer, 1856)
- Drymaeus droueti deletus Solem, 1955
- Drymaeus droueti sporlederi (Pfeiffer, 1866)
- Drymaeus emeus (Say, 1829)
- Drymaeus fenestrellus (Von Martens, 1863)
- Drymaeus gabbi (Angas, 1879)
- Drymaeus ghiesbreghti (Pfeiffer, 1866)
- Drymaeus ghiesbreghti interstitialis (Von Martens, 1893)
- Drymaeus ghiesbreghti iodostylus (Pfeiffer, 1861)
- Drymaeus ghiesbreghti stolli (Von Martens, 1887)
- Drymaeus hegewischi (Pfeiffer, 1842)
- Drymaeus hepatostomus (Pfeiffer, 1861)
- Drymaeus heterogeneus (Pfeiffer, 1866)
- Drymaeus hondurasanus (Pfeiffer, 1846)
- Drymaeus inglorius (Reeve, 1848)
- Drymaeus inglorius heynemanni (Pfeiffer, 1866)
- Drymaeus intrapictus Pilsbry, 1930
- Drymaeus inusitatus (Fulton, 1900)
- Drymaeus irazuensis (Angas, 1878)
- Drymaeus jonasi (Pfeiffer, 1846)
- Drymaeus laticinctusDrymaeus laticinctusDrymaeus laticinctus is a species of tropical air-breathing land snail, a pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Orthalicidae.- Distribution :...
(Guppy, 1868) - Drymaeus lineolatus (Conrad, 1855)
- Drymaeus lirinus (Morelet, 1851)
- Drymaeus livescens (Pfeiffer, 1842)
- Drymaeus mayaorum Rehder, 1966
- Drymaeus moricandi (Pfeiffer, 1846)
- Drymaeus moricandi hyalinoalbidus (Fischer & Crosse, 1875)
- Drymaeus moritinctus (Von Martens, 1893)
- Drymaeus multilineatusDrymaeus multilineatusDrymaeus multilineatus, common name the lined treesnail, is a species of medium-sized air-breathing, tropical land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Orthalicidae.- External links :...
(Say, 1825) - Drymaeus necaxanus Solem, 1955
- Drymaeus perductorum Rehder, 1943
- Drymaeus pilsbryi Zetek, 1933
- Drymaeus pluvialis (Pfeiffer, 1862)
- Drymaeus recluzianus (Pfeiffer, 1847)
- Drymaeus recluzianus martensianus Pilsbry, 1899
- Drymaeus rudis (Anton, 1839)
- Drymaeus rufescens
- Drymaeus rufescens pinchoti Pilsbry, 1930
- Drymaeus sargi (Crosse & Fischer, 1875)
- Drymaeus sargi motaguae (Von Martens, 1893)
- Drymaeus semimaculatus Pilsbry, 1898
- Drymaeus semipellucidus (Tristram, 1861)
- Drymaeus shattucki Bequaert & Clench, 1931
- Drymaeus sulcosus (Pfeiffer, 1841)
- Drymaeus sulfureus (Pfeiffer, 1856)
- Drymaeus totonacus (Strebel, 1882)
- Drymaeus translucens (Broderip, 1832)
- Drymaeus translucens alternans (Beck, 1837)
- Drymaeus translucens juquilensis (Von Martens, 1893)
- Drymaeus translucens misellus Pilsbry, 1926
- Drymaeus translucens pachecensis Pilsbry, 1930
- Drymaeus translucens panamensis (Broderip, 1833)
- Drymaeus translucens sororcula Pilsbry, 1926
- Drymaeus translucens subfloccosus Pilsbry, 1899
- Drymaeus translucens tonosiesis Pilsbry, 1930
- Drymaeus trimarianus (Von Martens, 1893)
- Drymaeus tripictus (Albers, 1857)
- Drymaeus tripictus hoffmanni (Von Martens, 1893)
- Drymaeus tropicalis (Morelet, 1849)
- Drymaeus tryoni (Fischer & Crosse, 1875)
- Drymaeus tryoni pochutlensis (Crosse & Fischer, 1875)
- Drymaeus uhdeanus (Von Martens, 1893)
- Drymaeus uhdeanus borealis (Von Martens, 1893)
- Drymaeus uhdeanus cuernovacensis (Crosse & Fischer, 1874)
- Drymaeus uhdeanus tepicensis (Von Martens, 1893)
subgenus ?
- Drymaeus acervatusDrymaeus acervatusDrymaeus acervatus is a species of tropical air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Orthalicidae.This species is endemic to Brazil....
Pfeiffer, 1857 - Drymaeus dormani
- Drymaeus multifasciatusDrymaeus multifasciatusDrymaeus multifasciatus is a species of tropical air-breathing land snail, a pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Orthalicidae.- External links :...
(Lamarck, 1822) - Drymaeus serratus Pfeiffer, 1855 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Taxonomy/Browser/wwwtax.cgi?id=859907
synonyms:
- Drymaeus henseliDrymaeus henseliAnthinus henselii is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial gastropod mollusk in the family Strophocheilidae.This species is also known as Drymaeus henselii and then it is placed in the subfamily Bulimulinae, family Orthalicidae....
is a synonym of Anthinus henselii
External links
- Tree snails of Florida, Drymaeus spp. on the UFUniversity of FloridaThe University of Florida is an American public land-grant, sea-grant, and space-grant research university located on a campus in Gainesville, Florida. The university traces its historical origins to 1853, and has operated continuously on its present Gainesville campus since September 1906...
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