Elasmias
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Elasmias is a genus
of tropical tree-living air-breathing land snail
s, arboreal pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Achatinellidae
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Elasmias is the type genus of the tribe Elasmiatini.
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 tropical tree-living 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, arboreal pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Achatinellidae
Achatinellidae
Achatinellidae is a family of tropical air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Achatinelloidea.- Taxonomy :...
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Elasmias is the type genus of the tribe Elasmiatini.
Species
Species within the genus Elasmias include:- Elasmias cernicumElasmias cernicumElasmias cernicum is a species of tropical, tree-living, air-breathing, land snail, arboreal pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Achatinellidae. This species is found in Mauritius and Réunion....
- Elasmias jaurffretiElasmias jaurffretiElasmias jaurffreti is a species of tropical tree-living air-breathing land snail, arboreal pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Achatinellidae. This species is endemic to Mauritius....
- Elasmias kitaiwojimanumElasmias kitaiwojimanumElasmias kitaiwojimanum is a species of tropical, tree-living, air-breathing, land snails, arboreal pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Achatinellidae. This species is endemic to Japan....
- Elasmias quadrasiElasmias quadrasiElasmias quadrasi is a species of tropical, tree-living, air-breathing, land snails, arboreal pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Achatinellidae. This species is found in Guam and Northern Mariana Islands....