Carychiidae
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Carychiinae is a taxonomic subfamily of minute air-breathing land snail
s, terrestrial
pulmonate gastropod mollusks.
This subfamily is part of the family Ellobiidae
, in the clade Eupulmonata
.
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 subfamily is part of the family Ellobiidae
Ellobiidae
Ellobiidae is a family of small air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the clade Eupulmonata. This is the only family in the superfamily Ellobioidea, according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005)....
, in the clade Eupulmonata
Eupulmonata
The Eupulmonata is a taxonomic clade of air-breathing snails. The great majority of this group are land snails and slugs, but some are marine and some are saltmarsh snails that can tolerate salty conditions.-Linnean taxonomy:...
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Genera
Genera within the subfamily Carychiinae include:- genus CarychiumCarychiumCarychium is a genus of very small air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Ellobiidae.-Species:Subgenera and species within the genus Carychium include:subgenus Carychium O. F. Müller, 1774...
O. F. Müller, 1774- subgenus CarychiumCarychiumCarychium is a genus of very small air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Ellobiidae.-Species:Subgenera and species within the genus Carychium include:subgenus Carychium O. F. Müller, 1774...
O. F. Müller, 1774- Carychium minimumCarychium minimumCarychium minimum is a species of very small air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Ellobiidae.- Distribution :This species occurs in European countries and islands including:* Czech Republic* Netherlands...
O. F. Müller, 1774 - herald thorn
- Carychium minimum
- subgenus Saraphia Risso, 1826
- Carychium tridentatumCarychium tridentatumCarychium tridentatum is a species of minute air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Ellobiidae.- Distribution :This species occurs in European countries and islands including:* Bulgaria* Czech Republic...
(Risso, 1826) - dentate thorn
- Carychium tridentatum
- subgenus ?
- Carychium biondii Paulucci, 1882
- Carychium clappi Hubricht, 1959 - Appalachian thorn
- Carychium exiguumCarychium exiguumCarychium exiguum, common name the obese thorn snail, is a species of minute air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the subfamily Carychiinae....
(Say) - obese thorn - Carychium exile I. Lea, 1842 - ice thorn
- Carychium hachijoensis Pilsbry, 1902 -
- Carychium hellenicum Bank & E. Gittenberger, 1985
- Carychium ibazoricum Bank & E. Gittenberger, 1985
- Carychium mariaeCarychium mariaeCarychium mariae is a species of minute air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Ellobiidae.Carychium mariae was described by Italian malacologist Marianna Panciatichi Ximenes d’Aragona Paulucci in 1878.- Distribution :This species occurs in European...
Paulucci, 1878 - Carychium mexicanum Pilsbry, 1891 - southern thorn
- Carychium nannodes G.H. Clapp, 1905 - file thorn
- Carychium noduliferum Reinhardt, 1877 -
- Carychium occidentale - western thorn
- Carychium paganettii Zimmermann, 1925
- Carychium pessimum Pilsbry, 1902 -
- Carychium riparium - floodplain thorn
- Carychium schlickumi Strauch, 1977
- Carychium stygium - cave thorn
- subgenus Carychium
- genus LeuconopsisLeuconopsisLeuconopsis is a genus of minute air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the family Ellobiidae.-References:*...
Hutton, 1884-
- Leuconopsis obsoletaLeuconopsis obsoletaLeuconopsis obsoleta is a species of minute air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Ellobiidae.-References:...
(Hutton, 1878)
- Leuconopsis obsoleta
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- genus MarinulaMarinulaMarinula is a genus of small air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the family Ellobiidae. This genus is found in New Zealand.-Species:Species within the genus Marinula include:...
King and Broderip, 1832-
- Marinula filholiMarinula filholiMarinula filholi is a species of small air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Ellobiidae; found in New Zealand.-References:...
Hutton, 1878 - Marinula striataMarinula striataMarinula striata is a species of small air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Ellobiidae.This species is known to occur under stones at the shore line on a number of New Zealand's islands: Antipodes Islands, Auckland Islands, Campbell Island, and Stewart...
Odhner, 1924
- Marinula filholi
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- genus OphicardelusOphicardelusOphicardelus is a genus of small air-breathing land snails or salt marsh snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the family Ellobiidae.-Species:Species within the genus Ophicardelus include:...
Beck, 1837-
- Ophicardelus costellarisOphicardelus costellarisOphicardelus costellaris is a species of small air-breathing land snail or salt marsh snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Ellobiidae.-References:...
(H. and A. Adams, 1854)
- Ophicardelus costellaris
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- genus Rangitotoa PowellArthur William Baden PowellDr Arthur William Baden Powell CBE was a New Zealand malacologist, naturalist and palaeontologist, a major influence in the study and classification of New Zealand molluscs through much of the twentieth century. He was known to his friends and family by his third name, "Baden".Powell was born at...
, 1933-
- Rangitotoa insularisRangitotoa insularisRangitotoa insularis is a species of minute air-breathing land snail, a marine pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Ellobiidae.This appears to be a monotypic genus, in other words this seems to be the only species in the genus Rangitotoa....
PowellArthur William Baden PowellDr Arthur William Baden Powell CBE was a New Zealand malacologist, naturalist and palaeontologist, a major influence in the study and classification of New Zealand molluscs through much of the twentieth century. He was known to his friends and family by his third name, "Baden".Powell was born at...
, 1933
- Rangitotoa insularis
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- genus ZospeumZospeumZospeum is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Ellobiidae, the salt marsh snails.- Species :Species within the genus Zospeum include:* Zospeum allegrettii Conci, 1956...
Bourguignat, 1856
External links
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- Powell A. W. B.Arthur William Baden PowellDr Arthur William Baden Powell CBE was a New Zealand malacologist, naturalist and palaeontologist, a major influence in the study and classification of New Zealand molluscs through much of the twentieth century. He was known to his friends and family by his third name, "Baden".Powell was born at...
, New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers LtdHarperCollinsHarperCollins is a publishing company owned by News Corporation. It is the combination of the publishers William Collins, Sons and Co Ltd, a British company, and Harper & Row, an American company, itself the result of an earlier merger of Harper & Brothers and Row, Peterson & Company. The worldwide...
, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1