Bulimulus is a genus

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 small to medium-sized tropical or sub-tropical, 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, pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Bulimulinae.

Shell description

The shells are high and conical, and are medium sized, ranging from about 20 mm (0.8 inches) to about 50 mm (2 inches) long.

Species

Species in the genus Bulimulus include:

• Bulimulus achatellinus
  Bulimulus achatellinus
  Bulimulus achatellinus is a species of tropical air-breathing land snail, a pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the subfamily Bulimulinae.This species is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.-References:* Parent, C. 2003. . ...
  
  
• Bulimulus adelphus
  Bulimulus adelphus
  Bulimulus adelphus is a species of tropical air-breathing land snail, a pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the subfamily Bulimulinae.This species is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry shrubland. It is threatened by habitat loss.-References:* Parent, C. 2003. . ...
  
  
• Bulimulus adserseni
  Bulimulus adserseni
  Bulimulus adserseni is a species of tropical air-breathing land snail, a pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the subfamily Bulimulinae.This species is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.-References:* Parent C. . . Downloaded...
  
  
• Bulimulus akamatus
  Bulimulus akamatus
  Bulimulus akamatus is a species of tropical air-breathing land snail, a pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the subfamily Bulimulinae.This species is endemic to Ecuador....
  
  
• Bulimulus albermalensis
  Bulimulus albermalensis
  Bulimulus albermalensis is a species of tropical air-breathing land snail, a pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the subfamily Bulimulinae.This species is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.-References:* Parent, C. 2003. . ...
  
  
• Bulimulus alethorhytidus
  Bulimulus alethorhytidus
  Bulimulus alethorhytidus is a species of tropical air-breathing land snail, a pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the subfamily Bulimulinae.This species is endemic to Ecuador.-References:* Seddon, M.B. 1996. . Downloaded on 6 August 2007....
  
  
• Bulimulus alternatus
  Bulimulus alternatus
  Bulimulus alternatus is a species of air-breathing land snail, a pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Bulimulidae....
  
  (Say, 1830)
  • Bulimulus alternatus mariae (Albers, 1850)
• Bulimulus amastroides
  Bulimulus amastroides
  Bulimulus amastroides is a species of tropical air-breathing land snail, a pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the subfamily Bulimulinae.This species is endemic to Ecuador.-References:* Seddon, M.B. 1996. . Downloaded on 6 August 2007....
  
  
• Bulimulus apodemetes (Orbigny, 1835)
• Bulimulus blombergi
  Bulimulus blombergi
  Bulimulus blombergi is a species of tropical air-breathing land snail, a pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the subfamily Bulimulinae.This species is endemic to Ecuador.-References:* Seddon, M.B. 1996. . Downloaded on 6 August 2007....
  
  
• Bulimulus bonariensis (Orbigny, 1835)
• Bulimulus brunoi (Ihering, 1917)
• Bulimulus catlowae (Pfeiffer, 1847)
• Bulimulus calvus
  Bulimulus calvus
  Bulimulus calvus is a species of tropical air-breathing land snail, a pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the subfamily Bulimulinae.This species is endemic to Ecuador. It is threatened by habitat loss.-References:...
  
  
• Bulimulus cavagnaroi
  Bulimulus cavagnaroi
  Bulimulus cavagnaroi s a species of tropical air-breathing land snail, a pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the subfamily Bulimulinae.The species is endemic to Ecuador.-References:* Seddon, M.B. 1996. . Downloaded on 6 August 2007....
  
  
• Bulimulus chemitzioides
  Bulimulus chemitzioides
  Bulimulus chemitzioides s a species of tropical air-breathing land snail, a pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the subfamily Bulimulinae.This species is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland and subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland. It is...
  
  
• Bulimulus cinerarius
  Bulimulus cinerarius
  Bulimulus cinerarius is a species of tropical air-breathing land snail, a pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the subfamily Bulimulinae.This species is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry shrubland. It is threatened by habitat loss.-References:* Parent, C. 2003. . ...
  
  
• Bulimulus corderoi (Parodiz, 1962)
• Bulimulus corumbaensis (Pilsbry, 1857)
• Bulimulus cucullinus
  Bulimulus cucullinus
  Bulimulus cucullinus is a species of tropical air-breathing land snail, a pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the subfamily Bulimulinae.This species is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry shrubland. It is threatened by habitat loss.-References:* Parent, C. 2003. . ...
  
  
• Bulimulus curtus
  Bulimulus curtus
  Bulimulus curtus is a species of tropical air-breathing land snail, a pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the subfamily Bulimulinae.This species is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry shrubland. It is threatened by habitat loss.-References:* Parent, C. 2003. . ...
  
  
• Bulimulus darwini
  Bulimulus darwini
  Bulimulus darwini is a species of tropical air-breathing land snail, a pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the subfamily Bulimulinae.This species is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland. It is threatened by habitat...
  
  
• Bulimulus dealbatus
  Bulimulus dealbatus
  Bulimulus dealbatus is a species of tropical air-breathing land snail, pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Bulimulidae....
  
  (Say, 1821)
  • Bulimulus dealbatus jonesi Clench, 1937
  • Bulimulus dealbatus mooreanus (Pfeiffer)
  • Bulimulus dealbatus neomexicanus Pilsbry, 1946
  • Bulimulus dealbatus ozarkensis Pilsbry & Ferris, 1906
  • Bulimulus dealbatus ragsdalei (Pilsbry, 1890)
• Bulimulus deridderi
  Bulimulus deridderi
  Bulimulus deridderi is a species of tropical air-breathing land snail, a pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the subfamily Bulimulinae.This species is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.-References:* Parent, C. 2003. . ...
  
  
• Bulimulus diaphanus
  Bulimulus diaphanus
  Bulimulus diaphanus is a species of tropical air-breathing land snail, a pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the subfamily Bulimulinae.- Distribution :Distribution of Bulimulus diaphanus fraterculus include Lesser Antilles:* Saint Martin...
  
  
  • Bulimulus diaphanus fraterculus (Potiez & Michaud, 1835)
• Bulimulus duncanus
  Bulimulus duncanus
  Bulimulus duncanus is a species of tropical air-breathing land snail, a pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the subfamily Bulimulinae.This species is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests.-References:...
  
  
• Bulimulus elaeodes
  Bulimulus elaeodes
  Bulimulus elaeodes is a species of tropical air-breathing land snail, a pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the subfamily Bulimulinae.This species is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.-References:* Parent, C. 2003. . ...
  
  
• Bulimulus eos
  Bulimulus eos
  Bulimulus eos is a species of tropical air-breathing land snail, a pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the subfamily Bulimulinae.This species is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland and subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland. It is threatened by...
  
  
• Bulimulus eschariferus
  Bulimulus eschariferus
  Bulimulus eschariferus is a species of tropical air-breathing land snail, a pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the subfamily Bulimulinae.This species is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland and subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland. It is...
  
  
• Bulimulus galapaganus
  Bulimulus galapaganus
  Bulimulus galapaganus is a species of tropical air-breathing land snail, a pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the subfamily Bulimulinae.This species is endemic to Ecuador. It is threatened by habitat loss.-References:...
  
  
• Bulimulus guadalupensis
  Bulimulus guadalupensis
  Bulimulus guadalupensis is a species of tropical air-breathing land snail, a pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the subfamily Bulimulinae.The specific name guadalupensis refers to the West Indian island of Guadeloupe.- Distribution :...
  
  (Bruguière, 1789)
• Bulimulus habeli
  Bulimulus habeli
  Bulimulus habeli is a species of tropical air-breathing land snail, a pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the subfamily Bulimulinae.This species is endemic to Ecuador. It is threatened by habitat loss.-References:...
  
  
• Bulimulus hamiltoni (Reeve, 1849)
• Bulimulus hemaerodes
  Bulimulus hemaerodes
  Bulimulus hemaerodes is a species of tropical air-breathing land snail, a pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the subfamily Bulimulinae.This species is [s endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.-References:* Parent, C. 2003. . ...
  
  
• Bulimulus hisutus
• Bulimulus hoodensis
  Bulimulus hoodensis
  Bulimulus hoodensis is a species of tropical air-breathing land snail, a pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the subfamily Bulimulinae.This species is endemic to Ecuador.-References:* Parent, C. 2003. . Downloaded on 6 August 2007....
  
  
• Bulimulus hummelincki (Breure, 1974)
• Bulimulus inconspicuus
  Bulimulus inconspicuus
  Bulimulus inconspicuus is a species of tropical air-breathing land snail, a pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Orthalicidae.- Description :Adult specimens of Bulimulus inconspicuus can measure up to 25 mm shell height...
  
  Haas, 1949
• Bulimulus indefatigabilis
  Bulimulus indefatigabilis
  Bulimulus indefatigabilis is a species of tropical air-breathing land snail, a pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the subfamily Bulimulinae....
  
  
• Bulimulus irregularis (Pfeiffer, 1847)
• Bulimulus jacobi
  Bulimulus jacobi
  Bulimulus jacobi is a species of tropical air-breathing land snail, a pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the subfamily Bulimulinae.This species is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland and subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland. It is threatened by...
  
  
• Bulimulus jervisensis
  Bulimulus jervisensis
  Bulimulus jervisensis is a species of tropical air-breathing land snail, a pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the subfamily Bulimulinae.This species is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.-References:...
  
  
• Bulimulus limnoides
  Bulimulus limnoides
  Bulimulus limnoides is a species of tropical air-breathing land snail, a pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the subfamily Bulimulinae.- Distribution :Distribution of Bulimulus limnoides include:* Guadeloupe...
  
  (Férussac, 1832)
• Bulimulus lycodus
  Bulimulus lycodus
  Bulimulus lycodus is a species of tropical air-breathing land snail, a pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the subfamily Bulimulinae.This species is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland and subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland. It is threatened...
  
  
• Bulimulus nesioticus
  Bulimulus nesioticus
  Bulimulus nesioticus is a species of tropical air-breathing land snail, a pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the subfamily Bulimulinae.This species is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland and subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland. It is threatened...
  
  
• Bulimulus nigromontanus Dall, 1897
• Bulimulus nucula
  Bulimulus nucula
  Bulimulus nucula iis a species of tropical air-breathing land snail, a pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the subfamily Bulimulinae.This species is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry shrubland. It is threatened by habitat loss.-References:* Parent, C. 2003. . ...
  
  
• Bulimulus nux
  Bulimulus nux
  Bulimulus nux is a species of tropical air-breathing land snail, a pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the subfamily Bulimulinae.This species is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.-References:* Parent, C. 2003. . ...
  
  
• Bulimulus ochsneri
  Bulimulus ochsneri
  Bulimulus ochsneri is a species of tropical air-breathing land snail, a pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the subfamily Bulimulinae.This species is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland and subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland. It is threatened by...
  
  
• Bulimulus olla
  Bulimulus olla
  Bulimulus olla is a species of tropical air-breathing land snail, a pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the subfamily Bulimulinae.This species is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry shrubland. It is threatened by habitat loss....
  
  
• Bulimulus ovulum (Reeve, 1844)
• Bulimulus pallidus
  Bulimulus pallidus
  Bulimulus pallidus is a species of tropical air-breathing land snail, a pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the subfamily Bulimulinae.This species is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.-References:* Parent, C. 2003. . ...
  
  
• Bulimulus perrus
  Bulimulus perrus
  Bulimulus perrus is a species of tropical air-breathing land snail, a pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the subfamily Bulimulinae.This species is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.-References:* Parent, C. 2003. . ...
  
  
• Bulimulus perspectivus
  Bulimulus perspectivus
  Bulimulus perspectivus is a species of tropical air-breathing land snail, a pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the subfamily Bulimulinae.This species is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry shrubland. It is threatened by habitat loss....
  
  
• Bulimulus planospira
  Bulimulus planospira
  Bulimulus planospira is a species of tropical air-breathing land snail, a pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the subfamily Bulimulinae.This species is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry shrubland. It is threatened by habitat loss....
  
  
• Bulimulus pasonis Pilsbry, 1902
• Bulimulus pilsbryi Ferris 1925
• Bulimulus pliculosus (Ancey, 1901)
• Bulimulus pubescens (Moricand, 1836)
• Bulimulus quitensis (Pfeiffer, 1847)
• Bulimulus rabidensis
  Bulimulus rabidensis
  Bulimulus rabidensis is a species of tropical air-breathing land snail, a pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the subfamily Bulimulinae.This species is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.-References:...
  
  
• Bulimulus reibischi
  Bulimulus reibischi
  Bulimulus reibischi is a species of tropical air-breathing land snail, a pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the subfamily Bulimulinae.This species is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland and subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland. It is threatened...
  
  
• Bulimulus rugatinus
  Bulimulus rugatinus
  Bulimulus rugatinus is a species of tropical air-breathing land snail, a pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the subfamily Bulimulinae.This species is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.-References:* Parent, C. 2003. . ...
  
  
• Bulimulus rugiferus
  Bulimulus rugiferus
  Bulimulus rugiferus is a species of tropical air-breathing land snail, a pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the subfamily Bulimulinae.This species is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry shrubland. It is threatened by habitat loss.-References:* Parent, C. 2003. . ...
  
  
• Bulimulus rugulosus
  Bulimulus rugulosus
  Bulimulus rugulosus is a species of tropical air-breathing land snail, a pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the subfamily Bulimulinae.This species is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry shrubland. It is threatened by habitat loss.-References:* Parent, C. 2003. . ...
  
  
• Bulimulus rushii (Pilsbry, 1896)
• Bulimulus saeronius
  Bulimulus saeronius
  Bulimulus saeronius is a species of tropical air-breathing land snail, a pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the subfamily Bulimulinae.This species is endemic to Ecuador. It is threatened by habitat loss.-References:...
  
  
• Bulimulus schiedeanus (Pfeiffer, 1841)
  • Bulimulus schiedeanus pecosensis Pilsbry & Ferris 1906
• Bulimulus sculpturatus
  Bulimulus sculpturatus
  Bulimulus sculpturatus is a species of tropical air-breathing land snail, a pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the subfamily Bulimulinae.This species is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.-References:* Parent, C. 2003. . ...
  
  
• Bulimulus sepulchralis Poey, 1852
• Bulimulus simrothi
  Bulimulus simrothi
  Bulimulus simrothi is a species of tropical air-breathing land snail, a pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the subfamily Bulimulinae.This species is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry shrubland. It is threatened by habitat loss.-References:* Parent, C. 2003. . ...
  
  
• Bulimulus sporadicus (Orbigny, 1835)
  • Bulimulus sporadicus sporadicus (Orbigny, 1835)
• Bulimulus sp. nov. 'josevillani'
  Bulimulus sp. nov. 'josevillani'
  Bulimulus sp. nov. "josevillani" is an undescribed species of tropical air-breathing land snail, a pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the subfamily Bulimulinae....
  
  
• Bulimulus sp. nov. 'krameri'
  Bulimulus sp. nov. 'krameri'
  Bulimulus sp. nov. "krameri" is an undescribed species of tropical air-breathing land snail, a pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the subfamily Bulimulinae....
  
  
• Bulimulus sp. nov. 'nilsodhneri'
  Bulimulus sp. nov. 'nilsodhneri'
  Bulimulus sp. nov. "nilsodhneri" is an undescribed species of tropical air-breathing land snail, a pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the subfamily Bulimulinae....
  
  
• Bulimulus sp. nov. 'tuideroyi'
  Bulimulus sp. nov. 'tuideroyi'
  Bulimulus sp. nov. 'tuideroyi is a species of tropical air-breathing land snail, a pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the subfamily Bulimulinae....
  
  
• Bulimulus sp. nov. 'vanmoli'
  Bulimulus sp. nov. 'vanmoli'
  Bulimulus sp. nov. 'vanmoli is a species of tropical air-breathing land snail, a pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the subfamily Bulimulinae....
  
  
• Bulimulus tanneri
  Bulimulus tanneri
  Bulimulus tanneri is a species of tropical air-breathing land snail, a pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the subfamily Bulimulinae.This species is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.-References:* Parent, C. 2003. . ...
  
  
• Bulimulus tenuissimus
  Bulimulus tenuissimus
  Bulimulus tenuissimus is a species of tropical air-breathing land snail, a pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the subfamily Bulimulinae.-Distribution:The native distribution of Bulimulus tenuissimus includes:* Brazil - widespread in Brazil...
  
  (Orbigny, 1835)
• Bulimulus tortuganus
  Bulimulus tortuganus
  Bulimulus tortuganus is a species of tropical air-breathing land snail, a pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the subfamily Bulimulinae.This species is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland and subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland. It is threatened...
  
  
• Bulimulus transparens (Reeve, 1849)
• Bulimulus trogonius
  Bulimulus trogonius
  Bulimulus trogonius is a species of tropical air-breathing land snail, a pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the subfamily Bulimulinae.This species is endemic to Ecuador. It is threatened by habitat loss.-References:...
  
  
• Bulimulus trindadensis (Bruere & Coelho, 1976)
• Bulimulus turritus (Broderip, 1832)
• Bulimulus turritellatus (Beck,1837)
• Bulimulus unifasciatus
  Bulimulus unifasciatus
  Bulimulus unifasciatus is a species of tropical air-breathing land snail, a pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the subfamily Bulimulinae.This species is endemic to Ecuador. It is threatened by habitat loss.-References:...
  
  
• Bulimulus ustulatus
  Bulimulus ustulatus
  Bulimulus ustulatus is a species of tropical air-breathing land snail, a pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the subfamily Bulimulinae.This species is endemic to Ecuador.-References:* Seddon, M.B. 1996. . Downloaded on 6 August 2007....
  
  
• Bulimulus vesicalis
  • Bulimulus vesicalis uruguayanus (Pilsbry, 1897)
• Bulimulus wolfi
  Bulimulus wolfi
  Bulimulus wolfi is a species of tropical air-breathing land snail, a pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the subfamily Bulimulinae.This species is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland and subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland. It is threatened by...
  
  

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• Breure A. S. H. (1974). "Caribbean land molluscs: Bulimulidae, I. Bulimulus". Studies on the Fauna of Curaçao and other Caribbean Islands 45: 1-80, figs. 1-80, pls 1-7, tables 1-17.