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Genus: | Metastoma Strebel, 1880 |
Species: | M. roemeri |
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Metastoma roemeri Pfeiffer, 1848 | |
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Metastoma is a monotypic genus of land snail in the family Holospiridae. [1]
M. roemeri, the single species of the genus, can be found in arid habitats in the United States (New Mexico and Texas) and Mexico (Coahuila and Chihuahua). [2]
Succinea, common name the amber snails, is a large genus of small, air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the family Succineidae.
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.
Endodonta is a genus of small air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Endodontidae, an endemic family of land snails from the Hawaiian islands.
Bothriembryon is a genus of tropical air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Bothriembryontidae.
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.
Helicina is a genus of tropical and subtropical land snails with an operculum, terrestrial gastropod mollusks.
Orcula is a genus of land snails in the family Orculidae. It is the type genus of the family.
Euglandina is a genus of predatory medium- to large-sized, air-breathing, land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Spiraxidae.
Patera is a genus of land snails in the family Polygyridae.
Scolodontidae is a taxonomic family of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Scolodontoidea
Urocoptidae is a family of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Urocoptoidea.
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Lucidella is a genus of land snails with an operculum, terrestrial gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Vianinae of the family Helicinidae.
Haploptychius is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Streptaxidae.
Thaumastus is a genus of tropical air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Megaspiridae.
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Petriola is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the subfamily Petriolinae of the family Achatinidae.