Leptinaria
Encyclopedia
Leptinaria is a genus
of small tropical air-breathing land snail
s, terrestrial
pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Subulinidae
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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 small tropical 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 Subulinidae
Subulinidae
Subulinidae is a family of small tropical air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Achatinoidea.- Anatomy :...
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Species
Species within the genus Leptinaria include:- Leptinaria guatemalensis (Crosse & Fischer, 1877)
- Leptinaria insignis (Smith, 1898)
- Leptinaria interstriata (Tate, 1870)
- Leptinaria lamellata (Potiez & Michaud, 1838)
- Leptinaria strebelianaLeptinaria strebelianaLeptinaria strebeliana is a species of small tropical air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Subulinidae.- Distribution :This species is endemic to Nicaragua....
Pilsbry, 1907 - Leptinaria tamaulipensis Pilsbry, 1903
- Leptinaria unilamellataLeptinaria unilamellataLeptinaria unilamellata is a species of tropical, air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Subulinidae.- Distribution :Leptinaria unilamellata is a widespread species throughout the Caribbean Basin....
(d’Orbigny, 1837) - Leptinaria sp. - endemic from Nicaragua