Radiodiscus
Encyclopedia
Radiodiscus is a genus
of air-breathing land snail
, a terrestrial
gastropod mollusk in the family Charopidae
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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
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...
, 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...
gastropod mollusk in the family Charopidae
Charopidae
Charopidae is a taxonomic family of small air-breathing land snails , terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Punctoidea .- Subfamilies and genera :The family Charopidae consists of the following subfamilies:* Charopinae Hutton, 1884 - synonyms:...
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Species
The genus Radiodiscus includes the following species:- Radiodiscus amdenusRadiodiscus amdenusRadiodiscus amdenus is a species of gastropod in the Charopidae family. It is endemic to Brazil.-Source:* Mansur, M.C.D. 1996. . Downloaded on 7 August 2007....
- Radiodiscus bolachaensis Fonseca & Thomé, 1995
- Radiodiscus compactusRadiodiscus compactusRadiodiscus compactus is a species of gastropod in the Charopidae family. It is endemic to Brazil.-Source:* Mansur, M.C.D. 1996. . Downloaded on 7 August 2007....
- Radiodiscus coppingersRadiodiscus coppingersRadiodiscus coppingers is a species of gastropod in the Charopidae family. It is found in Argentina, Brazil, and Chile.-Source:* Mansur, M.C.D. 1996. . Downloaded on 7 August 2007....
- Radiodiscus iheringiRadiodiscus iheringiRadiodiscus iheringi is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Charopidae.- Distribution :This species is found in Argentina, Brazil, and Uruguay....
(Ancey, 1899) - Radiodiscus patagonicusRadiodiscus patagonicusRadiodiscus patagonicus is a minute species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Charopidae.- Distribution :This species occurs in countries including:* Brazil* Patagonia...
(Suter, 1900) - Radiodiscus thomei Weyrauch, 1965
- Radiodiscus vazi Fonseca & Thomé, 1995