Homorus

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Homorus
Homorus nigellus (MNHN-IM-2000-33296).jpeg
Shell of Homorus nigellus (syntype at MNHN, Paris)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Stylommatophora
Suborder: Achatinina
Superfamily: Achatinoidea
Family: Achatinidae
Genus: Homorus
Albers, 1850
Type species
Achatina cyanostomaL. Pfeiffer, 1842
Synonyms

Achatina (Homorus)Albers, 1850 (original rank)

Homorus is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the family Achatinidae. [1]

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Species

Species within the genus Homorus include:

Taxon inquirendum

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References

  1. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Homorus Albers, 1850. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=995623 on 2021-03-07