Helicodiscus
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Helicodiscus is a genus
of air-breathing land snail
s, terrestrial
pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Helicodiscidae
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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 Helicodiscidae
Helicodiscidae
Helicodiscidae is a family of small air-breathing land snails, terrestrialpulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Punctoidea .- Genera :...
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Species
Species within the genus Helicodiscus include:- Helicodiscus diademaHelicodiscus diademaHelicodiscus diadema, common name the shaggy coil, is a species of small air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Helicodiscidae.-Distribution:...
- Helicodiscus hexodonHelicodiscus hexodonHelicodiscus hexodon, common name the "toothy coil snail", is a species of small air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Helicodiscidae....
- Helicodiscus parallelusHelicodiscus parallelusHelicodiscus parallelus, common name the compound coil, is a species of small air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Helicodiscidae....
- the type speciesType speciesIn 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...