Thapsia snelli
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Thapsia snelli is a species of air-breathing land snail
or semi-slug, a terrestrial
pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Helicarionidae
. It is endemic to Mauritius. There are 35 known species of Thapsia
.
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...
or semi-slug, a 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 mollusk in the family Helicarionidae
Helicarionidae
Helicarionidae is a family of air-breathing land snails or semi-slugs, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Helicarionoidea.- Distribution :...
. It is endemic to Mauritius. There are 35 known species of Thapsia
Thapsia
Thapsia is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Helicarionidae. This species is found in tropical western Africa, from Senegal to Gabon....
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