Drymaeus | |
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Drymaeus multilineatus hanging on a tree branch. | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
Order: | Stylommatophora |
Suborder: | Helicina |
Superfamily: | Orthalicoidea |
Family: | Bulimulidae |
Genus: | Drymaeus Albers, 1850 [1] |
Type species | |
Helix hygrohylaead'Orbigny, 1835 | |
Diversity [2] | |
more than 750 species names | |
Synonyms [3] | |
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Drymaeus is a large genus of medium-sized air-breathing, tropical land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the subfamily Peltellinae of the family Bulimulidae. [3] [4]
Distribution of genus Drymaeus include South and Central America. For example in Mexico live about 65 species of Drymaeus. [2]
There are two subgenera: Drymaeus sensus stricto and subgenus Mesembrinus. They are accepted as alternate representations.
Species within the genus Drymaeus include:
These species were previously in Drymaeus and moved to Antidrymaeus: [10]
Bulimulidae is a taxonomic family of medium-sized to large, air-breathing, tropical and sub-tropical land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the superfamily Orthalicoidea.
Bulimulus is a genus of small to medium-sized tropical or sub-tropical, air-breathing land snails, pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Bulimulinae within the family Bulimulidae.
Helicina is a genus of tropical and subtropical land snails with an operculum, terrestrial gastropod mollusks.
Orthalicus is a genus of land snails in the family Orthalicidae.
Plekocheilus is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Amphibulimidae.
Scutalus is a genus of air-breathing land snails, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Bulimulidae.
Bostryx is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Bulimulidae.
Naesiotus is a genus of tropical air-breathing land snails, a pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Bulimulidae.
Solaropsis, also known by the common name sundial snails or sun snails, is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Solaropsidae.
Thaumastus is a genus of tropical air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the family Megaspiridae.
Simpulopsis is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Simpulopsidae.
Leiostracus is a genus of small to medium-sized neotropical, air-breathing land snails, pulmonate gastropod mollusks in family Simpulopsidae.
Bocourtia is a genus of tropical air-breathing land snails, a pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Bulimulinae of the family Bulimulidae.
Isomeria is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Labyrinthidae.
Neocyclotus is a genus of gastropods belonging to the family Neocyclotidae.