Vitrinula
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Vitrinula is a genus
of air-breathing land snail
s, terrestrial
pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Ariophantidae
. Vitrinula is the type genus of the Vitrinulini, that is a synonym of Macrochlamydinae.
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 Ariophantidae
Ariophantidae
Ariophantidae is a taxonomic family of air-breathing land snails and semi-slugs, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Helicarionoidea .- Distribution :...
. Vitrinula is the type genus of the Vitrinulini, that is a synonym of Macrochlamydinae.
Species
The genus Vitrinula includes the following species:- Vitrinula chaunaxVitrinula chaunaxVitrinula chaunax is an extinct species of gastropod in the Ariophantidae family. It was endemic to Japan....
- Vitrinula chichijimanaVitrinula chichijimanaVitrinula chichijimana is an extinct species of gastropod in the Ariophantidae family. It was endemic to Japan....
- Vitrinula hahajimanaVitrinula hahajimanaVitrinula hahajimana is an extinct species of gastropod in the Ariophantidae family. It was endemic to Japan....