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Euplecta

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Euplecta is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the family Ariophantidae.

Species

GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumMollusca
  3. ClassGastropoda
  4. OrderStylommatophora
  5. FamilyAriophantidae

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
125
With media
37
Family
Ariophantidae
Collections
CAS, RBINS-SCIENTIFIC HERITAGE, UMMZ, NHMUK, UF
Recorded in
Philippines, Laos, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, India, Papua New Guinea, Malaysia, Cameroon

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Image
Euplecta indica (35110506583).jpg
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taxon rank
genus
taxon name
Euplecta
Commons category
Euplecta
taxon author citation
C. Semper, 1870
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Encyclopedic overview

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Euplecta is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the family Ariophantidae.

These snails are restricted to South India and Sri Lanka.

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