Mesodontrachia
Encyclopedia
Mesodontrachia is a genus
of air-breathing land snail
, a terrestrial
pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Camaenidae
.
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
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...
, 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...
pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Camaenidae
Camaenidae
Camaenidae is a family of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Helicoidea.This is one of the most diverse families in the clade Stylommatophora....
.
Species
Species within the genus Mesodontrachia include:- Mesodontrachia desmondaMesodontrachia desmondaMesodontrachia desmonda is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Camaenidae. This species is endemic to Australia.-References:* Kessner, V. 1996. .* Downloaded on 7 August 2007....
- Mesodontrachia fitzroyanaMesodontrachia fitzroyanaMesodontrachia fitzroyana is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Camaenidae. This species is endemic to Australia.-References:* Kessner, V. 1996. .* Downloaded on 7 August 2007....