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Ophicardelus

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Ophicardelus

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Ophicardelus is a genus of small, air-breathing land snails or salt marsh snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the family Ellobiidae.

Species

GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumMollusca
  3. ClassGastropoda
  4. OrderEllobiida
  5. FamilyEllobiidae
Habitatmarine, brackish

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Specimen records
40
With media
3
Family
Ellobiidae
Collections
NMV, MNHN, AM, USNM, MAGNT, MCZ
Recorded in
Australia, France, Malaysia, New Zealand, Philippines

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Ellobiidae
Image
Ophicardelus ornata 001.jpg
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taxon name
Ophicardelus
Commons category
Ophicardelus
taxon rank
genus
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Encyclopedic overview

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Ophicardelus is a genus of small, air-breathing land snails or salt marsh snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the family Ellobiidae.

==Species== thumb|Ophicardelus sulcatus Species within the genus Ophicardelus include: Ophicardelus costellaris H. Adams & A. Adams, 1854 - New Zealand, Australia, synonym: Ophicardelus australis H. H. Beck, 1838 Ophicardelus ornatus (Férussac, 1821) - synonym: Ophicardelus ornata A. de Férussac, 1821 - Australia, (drawing) Ophicardelus quoyi H. Adams & A. Adams, 1855 - synonyms: Ophicardelus irregularis Mousson, 1869; Ophicardelus minor Mousson, 1869 - Australia Ophicardelus sulcatus H. Adams & A. Adams, 1855 - Australia

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