Tyrrheniberus
Encyclopedia
Marmorana is a genus
of air-breathing land snail
s, terrestrial
pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Helicidae
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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 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 Helicidae
Helicidae
The Helicidae, sometimes known as the typical snails, are a taxonomic family of small to large, air-breathing, land snails. In other words, they are terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks....
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Species
Species within the genus Tyrrheniberus include:- Tyrrheniberus ridens (Martens, 1884)
- Tyrrheniberus sardonius (Martens, 1884) – type species
- Tyrrheniberus villicus (Paulucci, 1882)
Further reading
- Fiorentino V., Salomone N., Manganelli G. & Giusti F. (2010). "Historical biogeography of Tyrrhenian land snails: The MarmoranaMarmoranaMarmorana is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Helicidae.-Anatomy:Species within this genus create and use love darts as part of their mating behavior.-Species :...
–Tyrrheniberus radiation (Pulmonata, Helicidae)". Molecular Phylogenetics and EvolutionMolecular Phylogenetics and EvolutionMolecular Phylogenetics and Evolution is a peer-reviewed scientific journal of evolutionary biology and phylogenetics. The journal is edited by D.E. Wildman.-Indexing:The journal is indexed in:*EMBiology*Journal Citation Reports*Scopus*Web of Science...
55(1): 26–37. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2009.11.024.