Salinator fragilis
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Salinator fragilis is a species
of small, air-breathing land snail
with an operculum
, a pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Amphibolidae
. The species is sometimes referred to as the fragile air breather. It was originally described as being in the genus Ampullaria, but was split off into the genus Salinator
in 1900 by Charles Hedley
.
Species
In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring. While in many cases this definition is adequate, more precise or differing measures are...
of small, 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...
with an operculum
Operculum (gastropod)
The operculum, meaning little lid, is a corneous or calcareous anatomical structure which exists in many groups of sea snails and freshwater snails, and also in a few groups of land snails...
, a pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Amphibolidae
Amphibolidae
Amphibolidae is a family of air-breathing snails with opercula, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs.The family is considered to be among the most primitive of the pulmonate gastropods, for although amphibolids breathe air, they also have opercula and at least some species go through a...
. The species is sometimes referred to as the fragile air breather. It was originally described as being in the genus Ampullaria, but was split off into the genus Salinator
Salinator
Salinator is a genus of small, air-breathing terrestrial or semi-marine snails with an operculum, pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the family Amphibolidae.-Species:Species within the genus Salinator include:* Salinator fragilis...
in 1900 by Charles Hedley
Charles Hedley
Charles Hedley was a naturalist, active in Australia and winner of the 1925 Clarke Medal.-Early life:...
.