Zophos
Encyclopedia
Zophos is a genus
of air-breathing land snail
s, terrestrial
pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Haplotrematidae
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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 Haplotrematidae
Haplotrematidae
Haplotrematidae is a taxonomic family of predatory air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Rhytidoidea.-Distribution:These are North American land snails...
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Species
Species within the genus Zophos include:- Zophos baudoniZophos baudoniZophos baudoni is a species of air-breathing land snail, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Haplotrematidae.- Distribution :* Guadeloupe - Zophos baudoni was described by Petit de la Saussaye from Guadeloupe....
(Petit, 1853) - Zophos concolor Férussac