Helicina
Encyclopedia
Helicina is a genus
of tropical and subtropical land snail
s with an operculum
, terrestrial
gastropod mollusks in the family Helicinidae
.
Species within the genus Helicina from Brazil include:
Species of Helicina, that lives in Dominica (but not exclusively to Dominica) include:
From the USA:
From Cuba:
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 tropical and subtropical 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...
, 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 Helicinidae
Helicinidae
Helicinidae is a family of small tropical land snails which have an operculum. They are terrestrial operculate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Helicinoidea....
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Species
Species within the genus Helicina include:- Helicina rostrataHelicina rostrataHelicina rostrata is a species of tropical land snail with an operculum, a terrestrial gastropod mollusk in the family Helicinidae.This is an endangered species.-Distribution:This land snail is found in Guatemala and Nicaragua....
Species within the genus Helicina from Brazil include:
- Helicina angulata Sowerby, 1842
- Helicina angulifera Wagner, 1910
- Helicina besckei Pfeiffer, 1848
- Helicina bicincta Gloyne, 1872
- Helicina brasiliensis Gray, 1824
- Helicina caracolla Moricand, 1836
- Helicina carinata d’Orbigny, 1835
- Helicina concentrica Pfeiffer, 1848
- Helicina densestriata Wagner, 1910
- Helicina fulva d’Orbigny, 1835
- Helicina guajarana Baker, 1914
- Helicina haematostoma Moricand, 1839
- Helicina iguapensis Pilsbry, 1900
- Helicina inaequistriata Pilsbry, 1900
- Helicina juruana Ihering, 1904
- Helicina laterculus Baker, 1914
- Helicina leopoldinae Wagner, 1906
- Helicina leptrotopis Wagner, 1910
- Helicina leucozonalis Ancey, 1892
- Helicina lirifera Ancey, 1892
- Helicina lundi Beck, 1858
- Helicina menkeana Philippi, 1847
- Helicina moreletiana Pfeiffer, 1851
- Helicina oxytropis Gray, 1839
- Helicina schereri Baker, 1914
- Helicina siolii Haas, 1949
- Helicina sordida King & Broderip, 1832
- Helicina tilei Pfeiffer, 1847
- Helicina variabilis Wagner, 1827
- Helicina wettsteini Wagner, 1906
Species of Helicina, that lives in Dominica (but not exclusively to Dominica) include:
- Helicina fasciataHelicina fasciataHelicina fasciata is a species of tropical land snail with an operculum, a terrestrial gastropod mollusk in the family Helicinidae.-Distribution:This species is lives in Lesser Antilles....
(Lamarck, 1822) - Helicina guppyiHelicina guppyiHelicina guppyi is a species of tropical land snail with an operculum, a terrestrial gastropod mollusk in the family Helicinidae.- Shell description :...
Pease, 1871 - Helicina platychilaHelicina platychilaHelicina platychila is a species of tropical land snail with an operculum, a terrestrial gastropod mollusk in the family Helicinidae.The description of Helicina epistilia Guppy, 1868 matches this species, and these names are therefore considered synonyms.- Shell description :As in many helicinid...
(Megerle von Mühlfeld, 1824) - Helicina rhodostomaHelicina rhodostomaHelicina rhodostoma is a species of tropical land snail with an operculum, a terrestrial gastropod mollusk in the family Helicinidae.- Shell description :...
Gray, 1824 - endemic to Dominica
From the USA:
- Helicina orbiculataHelicina orbiculataHelicina orbiculata is a species of a land snail with an operculum, a terrestrial gastropod mollusk in the family Helicinidae.- Further reading :...
(Say, 1818)
From Cuba:
- Helicina adspersa Pfeiffer, 1839 or Helicina aspersaHelicina aspersaHelicina aspersa is a species of a land snail, terrestrial gastropod mollusk in the family Helicinidae.- Ecology :Helicina aspersa is a tree dwelling species....
- Helicina declivis Gundlach in Pfeiffer, 1860
- Helicina globulosa d’Orbigny, 1842
- Helicina holguinensis Clench & Aguayo, 1953
- Helicina lembeyana Poey, 1854
- Helicina monteiberia Sarasúa, 1976
- Helicina poeyi Pfeiffer, 1859
- Helicina reeveana Pfeiffer, 1848
- Helicina subdepressa Poey, 1854
- Helicina subglobulosa Poey, 1852