Priodiscus
Encyclopedia
Priodiscus is a genus
of air-breathing land snail
s, terrestrial
pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Streptaxidae
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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 in the family Streptaxidae
Streptaxidae
Streptaxidae is a family of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in theStylommatophora. Six Streptaxidae subfamilies are accepted in the 2005 taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi....
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Distribution
The genus Priodiscus is endemic to the Seychelles.Species
There are three species within the genus Priodiscus and they include:- Priodiscus costatus
- Priodiscus serratusPriodiscus serratusPriodiscus serratus is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Streptaxidae.- Distribution :The distribution of Priodiscus serratus includes:* Seychelles...
(Adams, 1868) - Priodiscus spinatus
Further reading
- Gerlach J. (1995). "The taxonomy and affinities of the genus Priodiscus (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Streptaxidae)". Journal of Conchology, London 35: 357-368.