Ampelita
Encyclopedia
Ampelita is a genus
of air-breathing land snail
s, terrestrial
pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Acavidae
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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 Acavidae
Acavidae
Acavidae is a taxonomic family of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Acavoidea .- Anatomy :...
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Species
Species within the genus Ampelita include:- Ampelita ambatoensis Emberton & Griffiths, 2009
- Ampelita fulgurataAmpelita fulgurataAmpelita fulgurata is a species of medium-sized to large tropical air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Acavidae.-References:* Emberton, K.C. 1996. . Downloaded on 6 August 2007....
(Sowerby, 1838) - Ampelita juliiAmpelita juliiAmpelita julii is a species of tropical air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Acavidae. This species is endemic to Madagascar....
Fischer-Piette & Garreau, 1965 - Ampelita julii soa Emberton & Griffiths, 2009 - Ampelita lamarei (Pfeiffer, 1853)
- Ampelita soulaianaAmpelita soulaianaAmpelita soulaiana is a species of tropical air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Acavidae.-References:* Emberton, K.C. 1996. . Downloaded on 6 August 2007....
Fischer Cauquoin Tes, 1973 - Ampelita owengriffithsi