Tasmaphena
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Tasmaphena is a genus of medium-sized predatory air-breathing land snail
s, carnivorous terrestrial
pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Rhytididae
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It contains the following species:
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, carnivorous 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 Rhytididae
Rhytididae
Rhytididae is a taxonomic family of medium-sized predatory air-breathing land snails, carnivorous terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the superfamily Rhytidoidea.This family has no subfamilies.-Anatomy:...
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It contains the following species:
- Tasmaphena lamproidesTasmaphena lamproidesTasmaphena lamproides is a species of medium-sized predatory air-breathing land snail, a carnivorous terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Rhytididae. It is endemic to Australia. Its natural habitat is temperate forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.-Source:* Bonham, K. 2006. ....