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| A live individual of Omalonyx convexus | |
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| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia clade Euthyneura ContentsElasmognatha |
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| Genus: | Omalonyx |
Omalonyx is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the family Succineidae, the amber snails. These snails are amphibious, living very close to water and moving around both on emergent plants and also on submerged aquatic plants. [2]
Species of the genus Omalonyx occur in the Caribbean Islands, and they are also amply distributed throughout South America. [2]
Species within the genus Omalonyx include:
Omalonyx includes slugs with a reduced, flat and fingernail-like shell and a pattern of yellow coloring with two black longitudinal stripes and blackish stains throughout the entire body, including the mantle. [2] The mantle covers the visceral mass and the edge of the shell. [2] Various authors reported various extensions of the mantle: the mantle covers the shell in different extents. [2] The coloring was used to describe and characterize Omalonyx species, but Arruda & Thomé (2011) reported wide variability in color of Omalonyx convexus. [2]
The species of Omalonyx are reported on macrophytes or emergent vegetation in the banks of lagoons, river floodplains, and streams. [2] Omalonyx convexus lives in both clean and polluted freshwater environments, as well as on natural and artificial substrates. [2]
These snails are herbivorous, feeding on living plant tissues. [2] Non-vegetal food items were also found in Omalonyx convexus. [2]
Cypraeoidea, the cowries and cowry allies, is a superfamily of sea snails, marine gastropods included in the clade Littorinimorpha. This superfamily had been called Cypraeacea and was named by Rafinesque in 1815.
Succineidae are a family of small to medium-sized, air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the superfamily Succineoidea.
Succinea, common name the amber snails, is a large genus of small, air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the family Succineidae.
Testacella is genus of small to medium-large, predatory, air-breathing, land slugs.
Leptinaria is a genus of small tropical air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Achatinidae.
Allopeas, common name the "awl snails", is a genus of small, tropical, air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Achatinidae.
Phasianella, common name the pheasant shells, is a genus of small sea snails with a calcareous operculum and a colorfully patterned shell, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Phasianellidae.
Eulithidium is a genus of small colorful sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Phasianellidae, the pheasant shells.
Tricolia is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Tricoliinae of the family Phasianellidae.
Omalonyx matheroni is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Succineidae, the amber snails.
Vanikoro is a genus of very small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Vanikoridae.
Omalonyx convexus is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Succineidae, the amber snails. This species of snail is found on emergent vegetation in lentic environments, and also submerged among macrophytes.
Omalonyx unguis is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Succineidae, the amber snails.
Plectostylus is a genus of gastropods belonging to the subfamily Prestonellinae of the family Bothriembryontidae.
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