Clausilia
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Clausilia is a Europe
an genus
of small, air-breathing land snail
s, terrestrial
pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Clausiliidae
, the door snails, all of which have a clausilium
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Snails in this genus have left-handed coiling in their shells, which are very elongate in shape.
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
an genus
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 small, 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 Clausiliidae
Clausiliidae
Clausiliidae, common name door snails, are a taxonomic family of small, very elongate, mostly left-handed, air-breathing land snails, sinistral terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks....
, the door snails, all of which have a clausilium
Clausilium
The clausilium is a calcareous anatomical structure which is found in one group of air-breathing land snails: terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Clausiliidae, the door snails...
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Snails in this genus have left-handed coiling in their shells, which are very elongate in shape.
Species
Species within the genus Clausilia include:- Clausilia bidentataClausilia bidentataClausilia bidentata, the 'Two Toothed Door Snail' is a species of door snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the genus Clausilia belonging to the familyClausiliidae, all of which have a clausilium.-Distribution:...
(Strøm, 1765) - Clausilia cruciataClausilia cruciataClausilia cruciata is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Clausiliidae.- Distribution :This species occurs in countries including:* Czech Republic...
(Studer, 1820) - Clausilia dubiaClausilia dubiaClausilia dubia is a species of small, very elongate, left-handed air-breathing land snail, a sinistral terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Clausiliidae, the door snails, all of which have a clausilium.-Distribution:...
Draparnaud, 1805 - Clausilia pumilaClausilia pumilaClausilia pumila is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Clausiliidae.- Distribution :This species occurs in:* Czech Republic...
Pfeiffer, 1828 - Clausilia rugosaClausilia rugosaClausilia rugosa is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Clausiliidae.- Distribution :This species occurs in:* Czech Republic...
(Draparnaud, 1801) - Clausilia whateliana Charpentier, 1850