Cyathopoma
Encyclopedia
Cyathopoma is a genus
of land snail
s with an operculum
, a terrestrial
gastropod mollusks in the family Cyclophoridae
.
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 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 with an operculum
Operculum (gastropod)
The operculum, meaning little lid, is a corneous or calcareous anatomical structure which exists in many groups of sea snails and freshwater snails, and also in a few groups of land snails...
, a 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...
gastropod mollusks in the family Cyclophoridae
Cyclophoridae
Cyclophoridae is a taxonomic family of small to large tropical land snails with an operculum, terrestrial gastropod mollusks in the informal group Architaenioglossa belonging to the clade Caenogastropoda .- Taxonomy :This family consists of the following subfamilies according to the taxonomy of...
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Species
Species within the genus Cyathopoma include:- Cyathopoma anjombona
- Cyathopoma hoditra
- Cyathopoma iridescens
- Cyathopoma madio
- Cyathopoma matsoko
- Cyathopoma nishinoiCyathopoma nishinoiCyathopoma nishinoi is a species of land snail with an operculum, a terrestrial gastropod mollusk in the family Cyclophoridae. This species is endemic to Japan.-References:* Mollusc Specialist Group 1996. . Downloaded on 6 August 2007....
- Cyathopoma randalanaCyathopoma randalanaCyathopoma randalana is a species of land snail with an operculum, a terrestrial gastropod mollusk in the family Cyclophoridae.This species is endemic to Madagascar. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests.-References:...