Helicarion
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Helicarion is a genus
of air-breathing land snail
s or semislugs, terrestrial
pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Helicarionidae
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Helicarion is the type genus
of the family Helicarionidae.
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 or semislugs, 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 Helicarionidae
Helicarionidae
Helicarionidae is a family of air-breathing land snails or semi-slugs, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Helicarionoidea.- Distribution :...
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Helicarion is the type genus
Type genus
In biological classification, a type genus is a representative genus, as with regard to a biological family. The term and concept is used much more often and much more formally in zoology than it is in botany, and the definition is dependent on the nomenclatural Code that applies:* In zoological...
of the family Helicarionidae.
Species
Species within the genus Helicarion include:- Helicarion australisHelicarion australisHelicarion australis, common name the "Australian native snail" is a species of air-breathing land snail or semi-slug, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the family Helicarionidae. This species is endemic to Australia.-Description:...
Reeve, 1862 - Helicarion castanea (Pfeiffer, 1853)
- Helicarion cuvieri Férussac, 1821 - type species
- Helicarion leopardinaHelicarion leopardinaHelicarion leopardina is a species of air-breathing land snail or semi-slug, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the family Helicarionidae. This species is endemic to Australia....
Iredale, 1941 - Helicarion mastersiHelicarion mastersiHelicarion mastersi is a species of air-breathing land snail, also referred to as a semi-slug because of its small shell. It is a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Helicarionidae....
Cox, 1868 - Helicarion porrectus, also known as Mysticarion porrectusMysticarion porrectusMysticarion porrectus, also known as Helicarion porrectus, is a tree-dwelling snail in the family Helicarionidae. It is endemic to Australia. This species occurs in and near rainforests at high altitude in eastern Australia...
Iredale, 1941 - Helicarion rubicundusHelicarion rubicundusHelicarion rubicundus is a species of air-breathing land snail or semi-slug, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the family Helicarionidae....
Dartnall & Kershaw, 1978