Beckianum
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Beckianum is a genus
of air-breathing land snail
s, terrestrial
pulmonate gastropod mollusks. This genus in the family Subulinidae
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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. This genus in the family Subulinidae
Subulinidae
Subulinidae is a family of small tropical air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Achatinoidea.- Anatomy :...
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Species
Species within the genus Beckianum include:- Beckianum beckianumBeckianum beckianumBeckianum beckianum is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Subulinidae.- Subspecies :Subspecies of Beckianum beckianum include:* Beckianum beckianum beckianum Beckianum beckianum is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial...
(Pfeiffer, 1846) - Beckianum sinistrumBeckianum sinistrumBeckianum sinistrum is a species of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Subulinidae.- Distribution :Distribution of this species include:* Costa Rica* Nicaragua...
Martens, 1890 - Beckianum sp. - except of Beckianum beckianum and Beckianum sinistrum there exist also another species, that is endemic to Nicaragua