| Vitrinula | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Order: | Stylommatophora |
| Family: | Ariophantidae |
| Subfamily: | Macrochlamydinae |
| Genus: | Vitrinula Gray, 1856 [1] |
Vitrinula was a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Ariophantidae. Vitrinula is the type genus of the Vitrinulini, that is a synonym of Macrochlamydinae. [2]
The genus Vitrinula includes the following species:
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Vitrinula hahajimana is an extinct species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial gastropod mollusc in the family Ariophantidae. This species was endemic to Japan.
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