Tree snail
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Tree snail is a common name
that is applied to various kinds of tropical air-breathing land snail
s, pulmonate gastropod mollusks that have shell
s, and that live in trees, in other words, are exclusively arboreal in habitat.
Some other species of air-breathing land snails may sometimes be found on tree trunks, or even in the foliage of trees, but this does not mean they live their whole lives in trees, and they are not considered to be tree snails.
Common name
A common name of a taxon or organism is a name in general use within a community; it is often contrasted with the scientific name for the same organism...
that is applied to various kinds of tropical 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, pulmonate gastropod mollusks that have shell
Gastropod shell
The gastropod shell is a shell which is part of the body of a gastropod or snail, one kind of mollusc. The gastropod shell is an external skeleton or exoskeleton, which serves not only for muscle attachment, but also for protection from predators and from mechanical damage...
s, and that live in trees, in other words, are exclusively arboreal in habitat.
Some other species of air-breathing land snails may sometimes be found on tree trunks, or even in the foliage of trees, but this does not mean they live their whole lives in trees, and they are not considered to be tree snails.
Tree snail
Genera and species that have the words "tree snail" as a part of their common name include:- genus Achatinella - O'ahu tree snailO'ahu tree snailOahu tree snails, genus Achatinella, are a large genus of colorful, tropical, tree-living, air-breathing, land snails, arboreal pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Achatinellidae....
, 40 species.
- Partula - various species in the genus Partula are known under the common name "Moorean Viviparous Tree Snail" or "Polynesian Tree Snail".
- SamoanaSamoanaSamoana is a genus of tropical, air-breathing, land snails, terrestrial pulmonatel gastropod mollusks in the family Partulidae.- Species :Species within the genus Samoana include::* Samoana abbreviata, Short Samoan tree snail...
- in addition, various species in the genus Samoana are known under the common name "Moorean Viviparous Tree Snail" or "Polynesian Tree Snail".- Samoana abbreviata - known as the short Samoan tree snail
Treesnail
Various species have the word "treesnail" as part of their common name:- DrymaeusDrymaeusDrymaeus is a genus of medium-sized air-breathing, tropical land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the subfamily Bulimulinae and the family Orthalicidae, according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda ....
- Drymaeus dominicus (Reeve, 1850) - master treesnail
- Drymaeus dormani (W. G. Binney, 1857) - manatee treesnail
- Drymaeus multilineatusDrymaeus multilineatusDrymaeus multilineatus, common name the lined treesnail, is a species of medium-sized air-breathing, tropical land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Orthalicidae.- External links :...
(Say, 1825) - lined treesnail
- Orthalicus resesOrthalicus resesOrthalicus reses, common name the Stock Island treesnail, is a species of large tropical air-breathing land snail, a tree snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Orthalicidae....
- the Stock Island treesnail- Orthalicus reses nesodryas - Florida Keys treesnail
- Orthalicus floridensis - banded treesnail
- Liguus fasciatusLiguus fasciatusLiguus fasciatus is a species of air-breathing land snail, a tree snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Orthalicidae.- Subspecies :- Further reading :...
(Müller, 1774) - Florida treesnail
- Papustyla pulcherrima - emerald green snail, or green tree snail, or manus green tree snail