Erepta
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Erepta is a genus
of air-breathing land snail
s, a terrestrial
pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Helicarionidae
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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, a 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 Helicarionidae
Helicarionidae
Helicarionidae is a family of air-breathing land snails or semi-slugs, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Helicarionoidea.- Distribution :...
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Species
Species in the genus Erepta include:- Erepta mutans
- Erepta nevilliErepta nevilli† Erepta nevilli was a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Helicarionidae. This species was endemic to Mauritius....
- Erepta chloritiformis Griffiths & Florens, 2004
- Erepta odontinaErepta odontinaErepta odontina is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Helicarionidae. This species is endemic to Mauritius....
(Morelet, 1851) - Erepta pyramidalis Griffiths & Florens, 2004
- Erepta setilirisErepta setilirisErepta setiliris is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Helicarionidae. This species is endemic to Réunion Island....
(Benson, 1859) - Erepta stylodonErepta stylodonErepta stylodon is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Helicarionidae. This species is endemic to Mauritius....
(PfeifferLudwig Karl Georg PfeifferLudwig Karl Georg Pfeiffer, also known as Louis Pfeiffer was a German physician, botanist and conchologist.-Biography:He received his education in Kassel, and became professor of pathology there in 1828...
, 1842) - Erepta thiriouxi (Germain, 1918)
- Erepta wendystrahmi Grifiths, 2000