Neohelix
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Neohelix is a genus
(or a subgenus under Triodopsis
) of air-breathing land snail
s, terrestrial
pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Polygyridae
.
The shells of Neohelix are not distinguishable from those of the genus Mesodon
, but the reproductive anatomy of the two groups of snails is different.
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...
(or a subgenus under Triodopsis
Triodopsis
Triodopsis is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Polygyridae.-Species:* Triodopsis hopetonensis - magnolia three-tooth, magnolia threetooth...
) 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, 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 Polygyridae
Polygyridae
Polygyridae is a family of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Helicoidea.The Polygyridae make up a significant proportion of the land snail fauna of eastern North America, and are also found in western North America, northern Central America, and...
.
The shells of Neohelix are not distinguishable from those of the genus Mesodon
Mesodon
Mesodon is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Polygyridae.-Species:Species within the genus Mesodon include:* Mesodon altivagus - wandering globe...
, but the reproductive anatomy of the two groups of snails is different.
Species
Species within the genus Neohelix include:- Neohelix albolabrisNeohelix albolabrisNeohelix albolabris is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Polygyridae....
- Neohelix dentiferaNeohelix dentiferaNeohelix dentifera is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Polygyridae....
- Neohelix divestaNeohelix divestaNeohelix divesta is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Polygyridae....
- Neohelix multilineataNeohelix multilineataNeohelix multilineata is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Polygyridae....