Truncatellidae
Sign in to saveTruncatellidae, common name the "looping snails", is a family of small amphibious snails, with gills and an operculum, semi-marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks.
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Vinony files it under Taxa named by John Edward Gray and Truncatellidae.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- monotypic taxon
- Parent taxon
- Neotaenioglossa
- Image
- Truncatella subcylindrica DSCN3140.JPG
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- Truncatellidae
- topic's main category
- Category:Truncatellidae
- taxon name
- Truncatellidae
- taxon rank
- family
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Shell description
- Subfamilies
- Genera
- Habitat
- Life cycle
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Truncatellidae, common name the "looping snails", is a family of small amphibious snails, with gills and an operculum, semi-marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks.
==Shell description == thumb|Drawing of a shell of Truncatella bilabiata This family of snails have small shells which lose their apical whorls as they continue to grow, giving the shells a truncated and cylindrical appearance.
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