Lauria (genus)
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Lauria is a genus
of air-breathing land snail
s, terrestrial
pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Lauriidae
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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
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 Lauriidae
Lauriidae
Lauriidae is a family of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks.- Taxonomy :The Lauriidae family is classified within the informal group Orthurethra, itself belonging to the clade Stylommatophora within the clade Eupulmonata .The family Lauriidae has no...
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Species
The genus Lauria includes the following species:- subgenus Lauria
- Lauria cylindraceaLauria cylindraceaLauria cylindracea, common name "the common chrysalis snail", is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Lauriidae.-Distribution:...
(da Costa, 1778)
- Lauria cylindracea
- subgenus ?
- Lauria fanalensisLauria fanalensisLauria fanalensis is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Lauriidae.This species is endemic to Portugal....
- Lauria fasciolata
- Lauria reischuetzi
- Lauria semproniiLauria semproniiLauria sempronii, is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Lauriidae.-Distribution:This species is known to occur in a number of countries and islands:* Great Britain* and other areas...
(Charpentier, 1837) - Lauria umbilica
- Lauria fanalensis