Clausilia
| Clausilia | |
|---|---|
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| Shells of Clausilia rugosa reboudii | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura |
| Superfamily: | Clausilioidea |
| Family: | Clausiliidae |
| Subfamily: | Clausiliinae |
| Tribe: | Clausiliini |
| Genus: | Clausilia Draparnaud, 1805 |
Clausilia is a European genus of small, air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Clausiliidae, the door snails, all of which have a clausilium.
Snails in this genus have left-handed coiling in their shells, which are very elongate in shape.
Species
Species within the genus Clausilia include:[1]
- Clausilia bidentata (Strøm, 1765)
- Clausilia cruciata (Studer, 1820)
- Clausilia dubia Draparnaud, 1805
- Clausilia pumila Pfeiffer, 1828
- Clausilia rugosa (Draparnaud, 1801)
- Clausilia whateliana Charpentier, 1850
References
- ↑ . AnimalBase.
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