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Orthalicidae (orthalicid land snails) are a family of tropical air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks are classified in the superfamily Orthalicoidea of the order Stylommatophora.

Species

FAMILY

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

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Specimen records
631
With media
1
Family
Orthalicidae
Collections
PRI, USNM, FMNH, CAS, CM, DMNH
Recorded in
Grenada, United States, Chile, Mexico, Costa Rica, Republic Of Guatemala

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Orthalicoidea
Image
OrthalicidSnailPeru.jpg
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Commons category
Orthalicidae
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family
taxon name
Orthalicidae
topic's main category
Category:Orthalicidae
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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents
  • Taxonomy
  • 2005 taxonomy
  • 2010 taxonomy
  • 2012 taxonomy
  • Genera
  • References
  • Further reading
  • External links

Orthalicidae (orthalicid land snails) are a family of tropical air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks are classified in the superfamily Orthalicoidea of the order Stylommatophora.

They are medium-sized to large snails, from about 3 cm (about 1.2 inches) to 9 cm (about 3.5 inches) in shell length

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