Vallonia
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Vallonia is a genus
of air-breathing land snail
s, terrestrial
pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Valloniidae
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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 Valloniidae
Valloniidae
Valloniidae is a taxonomic family of small and minute, air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the clade Stylommatophora.-Anatomy:...
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Species
Species in the genus Vallonia include:- Vallonia allamanicaVallonia allamanicaVallonia allamanica is a species of gastropod in the Valloniidae family.It is endemic to Germany....
- Vallonia costataVallonia costataVallonia costata is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Valloniidae.-Distribution:This species occurs in areas including:* Great Britain* Ireland* Czech Republic* Slovakia* Poland...
(O. F. Müller, 1774) - Vallonia cyclophorellaVallonia cyclophorellaVallonia cyclophorella, common name Silky Vallonia, is a species of very small air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Valloniidae....
Sterki, 1892 - Silky Vallonia - Vallonia declivisVallonia declivisVallonia declivis is a species of very small air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Valloniidae.- Distribution :...
Sterki, 1893 - synonym: Vallonia adela - Vallonia eiapopeia Gerber, 1996
- Vallonia enniensisVallonia enniensisVallonia enniensis is a species of minute land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Valloniidae.- Distribution :The distribution of this species is central-European and southern-European....
(Gredler, 1856) - Vallonia excentricaVallonia excentricaVallonia excentrica, common name Excentric Vallonia, is a species of very small air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Valloniidae.-Distribution:This species occurs in areas which include:Europe:...
Sterki, 1893 - Excentric Vallonia - Vallonia gracilicostaVallonia gracilicostaVallonia gracilicosta, common name multirib vallonia or Multiribbed Vallonia, is a species of very small air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Valloniidae.- Subspecies :...
Reinhardt, 1883 - Vallonia parvula Sterki, 1893
- Vallonia perspectiva Sterki, 1893 - Thin lip vallonia
- Vallonia pulchellaVallonia pulchellaVallonia pulchella, common name the lovely vallonia, is a species of very small air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Valloniidae.-Distribution:This species occurs in countries and islands including:...
(O. F. Müller, 1774) - Lovely Vallonia - 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... - Vallonia suevicaVallonia suevicaVallonia suevica is a species of gastropod in the Valloniidae family. It is endemic to Germany.-Source:* Mollusc Specialist Group 1996. . Downloaded on 7 August 2007....
Geyer, 1908 - Vallonia tenuilabrisVallonia tenuilabrisVallonia tenuilabris is a species of very small air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Valloniidae.- External links :...
(Braun, 1843)