Auriculella
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Auriculella is a genus
of air-breathing tropical land snail
s, terrestrial
pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Achatinellidae
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Auriculella is the type genus of the subfamily Auriculellinae.
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 tropical 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 Achatinellidae
Achatinellidae
Achatinellidae is a family of tropical air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Achatinelloidea.- Taxonomy :...
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Auriculella is the type genus of the subfamily Auriculellinae.
Species
Species within the genus Auriculella include:- Auriculella ambustaAuriculella ambustaAuriculella ambusta is a species of air-breathing tropical land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Achatinellidae. This species is endemic to the United States.-References:...
- Auriculella castaneaAuriculella castaneaAuriculella castanea is a species of air-breathing tropical land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Achatinellidae. This species is endemic to the United States.-References:...
- Auriculella crassulaAuriculella crassulaAuriculella crassula is a species of air-breathing tropical land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Achatinellidae. This species is endemic to the United States.-References:...
- Auriculella expansaAuriculella expansaAuriculella expansa was a species of tropical air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks. This species was endemic to the United States.-References:* Mollusc Specialist Group 1996. . Downloaded on 6 August 2007....
- Auriculella malleataAuriculella malleataAuriculella malleata is a species of tropical air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks. This species is endemic to the United States....
- Auriculella perpusillaAuriculella perpusillaAuriculella perpusilla is a species of tropical air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks. This species is endemic to the United States.-References:* Mollusc Specialist Group 1996. . Downloaded on 6 August 2007....
- Auriculella pulchraAuriculella pulchraAuriculella pulchra is a sspecies of tropical air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks. This species is endemic to the United States.-References:* Mollusc Specialist Group 1996. . Downloaded on 6 August 2007....
- Auriculella tenellaAuriculella tenellaAuriculella tenella is a species of tropical air-breathing land snail, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk. This species is endemic to the United States....
- Auriculella uniplicataAuriculella uniplicataAuriculella uniplicata was a species of tropical air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks. This species was endemic to the United States.-References:* Mollusc Specialist Group 1996. . Downloaded on 6 August 2007....