Japonia
Encyclopedia
Japonia is a genus
of land snail
s with opercula
, terrestrial
gastropods in the family Cyclophoridae
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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 land snail
Snail
Snail is a common name applied to most of the members of the molluscan class Gastropoda that have coiled shells in the adult stage. When the word is used in its most general sense, it includes sea snails, land snails and freshwater snails. The word snail without any qualifier is however more often...
s with opercula
Operculum (gastropod)
The operculum, meaning little lid, is a corneous or calcareous anatomical structure which exists in many groups of sea snails and freshwater snails, and also in a few groups of land snails...
, 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...
gastropods in the family Cyclophoridae
Cyclophoridae
Cyclophoridae is a taxonomic family of small to large tropical land snails with an operculum, terrestrial gastropod mollusks in the informal group Architaenioglossa belonging to the clade Caenogastropoda .- Taxonomy :This family consists of the following subfamilies according to the taxonomy of...
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Species
The genus Japonia includes the following species:- Japonia hispidaJaponia hispidaJaponia hispida is a species of land snails with opercula, terrestrial gastropods in the family Cyclophoridae. This species is endemic to Japan.-References:* Mollusc Specialist Group 1996. . Downloaded on 7 August 2007....
- Japonia shigetaiJaponia shigetaiJaponia shigetai is a species of land snails with opercula, terrestrial gastropods in the family Cyclophoridae. This species is endemic to Japan.-References:* Mollusc Specialist Group 1996. . Downloaded on 7 August 2007....
- Japonia striatulaJaponia striatulaJaponia striatula is a species of land snails with opercula, terrestrial gastropods in the family Cyclophoridae. This species is endemic to Japan.-References:* Mollusc Specialist Group 1996. . Downloaded on 7 August 2007....