Poteria
Encyclopedia
Poteria is a genus
of tropical land snail
s with gill
s and an operculum
, terrestrial
gastropod mollusks in the family Neocyclotidae
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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 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 gill
Gill
A gill is a respiratory organ found in many aquatic organisms that extracts dissolved oxygen from water, afterward excreting carbon dioxide. The gills of some species such as hermit crabs have adapted to allow respiration on land provided they are kept moist...
s and 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 Neocyclotidae
Neocyclotidae
Neocyclotidae is a family of tropical land snails with gills and an operculum, terrestrial gastropod mollusks in the informal group Architaenioglossa belonging to the clade Caenogastropoda .-Subfamilies:Subfamilies within the family Neocyclotidae include:* subfamily Neocyclotinae Kobelt &...
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Species
Species within the genus Poteria include:- Poteria fasciatumPoteria fasciatumPoteria fasciatum is a species of tropical land snails with gills and an operculum, terrestrial gastropod mollusks in the family Neocyclotidae....
- Poteria translucidaPoteria translucidaPoteria translucida is a species of tropical land snail with gills and an operculum, a terrestrial gastropod mollusk in the family Neocyclotidae....