Omphalotropis
Encyclopedia
Omphalotropis is a genus
of minute salt marsh
snail
s with an operculum
, terrestrial
gastropod mollusks in the family Assimineidae
.
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 minute salt marsh
Salt marsh
A salt marsh is an environment in the upper coastal intertidal zone between land and salt water or brackish water, it is dominated by dense stands of halophytic plants such as herbs, grasses, or low shrubs. These plants are terrestrial in origin and are essential to the stability of the salt marsh...
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 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 Assimineidae
Assimineidae
Assimineidae is a family of minute snails with an operculum that live in saltwater, freshwater or on the land; they are mostly aquatic gastropod mollusks or micromollusks, in the clade Littorinimorpha.- Ecology :...
.
Species
Species within the genus Omphalotropis include:- Omphalotropis albocarinataOmphalotropis albocarinataOmphalotropis albocarinata is a species of minute salt marsh snail with an operculum, an terrestrial gastropod mollusk, or micromollusk, in the family Assimineidae. This species is endemic to Norfolk Island.-References:...
- Omphalotropis carolinensisOmphalotropis carolinensisOmphalotropis carolinensis is a species of minute salt marsh snail with an operculum, an terrestrial gastropod mollusk, or micromollusk, in the family Assimineidae. This species is endemic to Micronesia.-References:...
- Omphalotropis cheyneiOmphalotropis cheyneiOmphalotropis cheynei is a species of minute salt marsh snail with an operculum, an terrestrial gastropod mollusk, or micromollusk, in the family Assimineidae. This species is endemic to Palau.-References:...
- Omphalotropis cookeiOmphalotropis cookeiOmphalotropis cookei is a species of minute salt marsh snail with an operculum, an terrestrial gastropod mollusk, or micromollusk, in the family Assimineidae. This species occurs in Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands.-References:...
- Omphalotropis costulataOmphalotropis costulataOmphalotropis costulata is a species of minute salt marsh snail with an operculum, an terrestrial gastropod mollusk, or micromollusk, in the family Assimineidae....
- Omphalotropis elegansOmphalotropis elegansOmphalotropis elegans is a species of minute salt marsh snail with an operculum, an terrestrial gastropod mollusk, or micromollusk, in the family Assimineidae. This species is endemic to Guam.-References:...
- Omphalotropis elongatulaOmphalotropis elongatulaOmphalotropis elongatula is a species of minute salt marsh snail with an operculum, an terrestrial gastropod mollusk, or micromollusk, in the family Assimineidae. This species is endemic to Guam.-References:...
- Omphalotropis erosaOmphalotropis erosaOmphalotropis erosa is a species of minute salt marsh snail with an operculum, an terrestrial gastropod mollusk, or micromollusk, in the family Assimineidae. This species is endemic to Guam.-References:...
- Omphalotropis fragilisOmphalotropis fragilisOmphalotropis fragilis is a species of minute salt marsh snail with an operculum, an terrestrial gastropod mollusk, or micromollusk, in the family Assimineidae. This species is endemic to Micronesia.-References:...
- Omphalotropis gracilisOmphalotropis gracilisOmphalotropis gracilis is a species of minute salt marsh snail with an operculum, an terrestrial gastropod mollusk, or micromollusk, in the family Assimineidae. This species is endemic to Guam.-References:...
- Omphalotropis guamensisOmphalotropis guamensisOmphalotropis guamensis is a species of minute salt marsh snail with an operculum, an terrestrial gastropod mollusk, or micromollusk, in the family Assimineidae. This species is endemic to Guam.-References:...
- Omphalotropis hieroglyphicaOmphalotropis hieroglyphicaOmphalotropis hieroglyphica is a species of minute salt marsh snail with an operculum, an terrestrial gastropod mollusk, or micromollusk, in the family Assimineidae. This species is endemic to Mauritius....
- Omphalotropis howeinsulaeOmphalotropis howeinsulaeOmphalotropis howeinsulae is a species of minute salt marsh snail with an operculum, an terrestrial gastropod mollusk, or micromollusk, in the family Assimineidae. This species is endemic to Australia.-References:...
- Omphalotropis laevigataOmphalotropis laevigataOmphalotropis laevigata is a species of minute salt marsh snail with an operculum, an terrestrial gastropod mollusk, or micromollusk, in the family Assimineidae. This species is endemic to Guam.-References:...
- Omphalotropis laticostaOmphalotropis laticostaOmphalotropis laticosta is a species of minute salt marsh snail with an operculum, an terrestrial gastropod mollusk, or micromollusk, in the family Assimineidae. This species is endemic to Guam....
- Omphalotropis latilabrisOmphalotropis latilabrisOmphalotropis latilabris is a species of minute salt marsh snail with an operculum, an terrestrial gastropod mollusk, or micromollusk, in the family Assimineidae. This species is endemic to Guam.-References:...
- Omphalotropis muticaOmphalotropis muticaOmphalotropis mutica is a species of minute salt marsh snail with an operculum, an terrestrial gastropod mollusk, or micromollusk, in the family Assimineidae. This species is endemic to Palau.-References:...
- Omphalotropis ochthogyraOmphalotropis ochthogyraOmphalotropis ochthogyra is a species of minute salt marsh snail with an operculum, an terrestrial gastropod mollusk, or micromollusk, in the family Assimineidae. This species is endemic to Guam.-References:...
- Omphalotropis pictaOmphalotropis pictaOmphalotropis picta is a species of minute salt marsh snail with an operculum, an terrestrial gastropod mollusk, or micromollusk, in the family Assimineidae. This species is endemic to Guam.-References:...
- Omphalotropis pilosaOmphalotropis pilosaOmphalotropis pilosa is a species of minute salt marsh snail with an operculum, an terrestrial gastropod mollusk, or micromollusk, in the family Assimineidae. This species is endemic to Guam.-References:...
- Omphalotropis plicosaOmphalotropis plicosaOmphalotropis plicosa is a species of minute salt marsh snail with an operculum, an terrestrial gastropod mollusk, or micromollusk, in the family Assimineidae. This species is endemic to Mauritius....
- Omphalotropis quadrasiOmphalotropis quadrasiOmphalotropis quadrasi is a species of minute, salt marsh snail with an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusks, or micromollusks, in the family Assimineidae. This species is endemic to Guam.-References:...
- Omphalotropis rubensOmphalotropis rubensOmphalotropis rubens is a species of minute, salt marsh snail with an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusk, or micromollusk, a terrestrial gastropod mollusk in the family Assimineidae....
- Omphalotropis semicostulata
- Omphalotropis striatapilaOmphalotropis striatapilaOmphalotropis striatapila is a species of minute, salt marsh snail with an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusks, or micromollusks, in the family Assimineidae. This species is endemic to Palau.-References:...
- Omphalotropis submaritimaOmphalotropis submaritimaOmphalotropis submaritima is a species of minute, salt marsh snail with an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusks, or micromollusks, in the family Assimineidae. This species is endemic to Guam.-References:...
- Omphalotropis suteriOmphalotropis suteriOmphalotropis suteri is a species of minute, salt marsh snail with an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusks, or micromollusks, in the family Assimineidae. This species is endemic to Norfolk Island....
- Omphalotropis suturalisOmphalotropis suturalisOmphalotropis suturalis is a species of minute, salt marsh snail with an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusks, or micromollusks, in the family Assimineidae. This species is endemic to Guam.-References:...
- Omphalotropis tumidulaOmphalotropis tumidulaOmphalotropis tumidula is a species of minute, salt marsh snail with an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusks, or micromollusks, in the family Assimineidae. This species is endemic to Micronesia.-References:...
- Omphalotropis vohimenaeOmphalotropis vohimenaeOmphalotropis vohimenae is a species of minute salt marsh snail with an operculum, an terrestrial gastropod mollusk, or micromollusk, in the family Assimineidae....