Sturanyella
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Sturanyella is a genus
of land snails with an operculum
, terrestrial
gastropod mollusks in the family Helicinidae
, the helicinids.
The specific name Sturanyella is apparently in honor of Rudolf Sturany (1867-1935), a malacologist from Austria.
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 land snails 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 Helicinidae
Helicinidae
Helicinidae is a family of small tropical land snails which have an operculum. They are terrestrial operculate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Helicinoidea....
, the helicinids.
The specific name Sturanyella is apparently in honor of Rudolf Sturany (1867-1935), a malacologist from Austria.
Species
Species within the genus Sturanyella include:- Sturanyella carolinarumSturanyella carolinarumSturanyella carolinarum is a species of land snail with an operculum, a terrestrial gastropod mollusk in the family Helicinidae, the helicinids.-References:* Mollusc Specialist Group 1996. . Downloaded on 7 August 2007....
- Sturanyella epicharisSturanyella epicharisSturanyella epicharis is a species of land snails with an operculum, a terrestrial gastropod mollusks in the family Helicinidae, the helicinids.-References:* Mollusc Specialist Group 1996. . Downloaded on 7 August 2007....
- Sturanyella plicatilis Mouss. - type species