Hypolysia
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Hypolysia is a genus
of small tropical air-breathing land snail
s, terrestrial
pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Subulinidae
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It contains the following species:
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 tropical air-breathing land snail
Snail
Snail is a common name applied to most of the members of the molluscan class Gastropoda that have coiled shells in the adult stage. When the word is used in its most general sense, it includes sea snails, land snails and freshwater snails. The word snail without any qualifier is however more often...
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 Subulinidae
Subulinidae
Subulinidae is a family of small tropical air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Achatinoidea.- Anatomy :...
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Species
Species within the genus Hypolysia include:It contains the following species:
- Hypolysia connollyanaHypolysia connollyanaHypolysia connollyana is a species of small tropical air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Subulinidae. This species is endemic to Tanzania.-References:...
- Hypolysia usambaricaHypolysia usambaricaHypolysia usambarica is a species of small tropical air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Subulinidae. This species is endemic to Tanzania.-References:...