Zonitoides

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Zonitoides
Zonitoides arboreus.jpg
Two individuals of Zonitoides arboreus on orchid plants
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Stylommatophora
Infraorder: Limacoidei
Superfamily: Gastrodontoidea
Family: Gastrodontidae
Genus: Zonitoides
Lehmann, 1862 [1]
Synonyms
  • AlienitorIredale, 1937 (junior synonym)
  • Hyalina (Zonitoides)Lehmann, 1862 superseded combination
  • Hyalinia (Zonitoides)Lehmann, 1862 (superseded generic combination)
  • ZonitellusH. B. Baker, 1928
  • Zonitoides (Elliottius)Pilsbry, 1946 · alternate representation
  • Zonitoides (Pseudohyalus)H. B. Baker, 1929 · alternate representation
  • Zonitoides (Ventricallus)Pilsbry, 1946 · alternate representation
  • Zonitoides (Ventridens)W. G. Binney & Bland, 1869 · alternate representation
  • Zonitoides (Zonitellus)H. B. Baker, 1928 (junior synonym)
  • Zonitoides (Zonitoides)Lehmann, 1862 · alternate representation

Zonitoides is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial gastropod mollusks in the family Gastrodontidae. [2]

Contents

Distribution

The distribution of Zonitoides includes North America, eastern and northern Asia, and Europe. [3] Also in Australia (Queensland, Victoria, New South Wales, Lord Howe Island and Norfolk Island).

Species

Species within the genus Zonitoides include:

Anatomy

Species in this genus of snails make and use love darts.

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References

  1. Lehmann R. 1862. Ueber eine neue Heliceen-Gattung. Malakozoologische Blätter 9: 111-112.
  2. MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Zonitoides Lehmann, 1862. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=818641 on 2023-12-03
  3. "Genus summary for Zonitoides". AnimalBase, last modified 22 January 2009, accessed 3 September 2010.
  4. 1 2 Barrientos, Zaidett (2003). "Lista de especies de moluscos terrestres (Archaeogastropoda, Mesogastropoda, Archaeopulmonata, Stylommatophora, Soleolifera) informadas para Costa Rica". Revista de Biología Tropical. 51: 293–304.

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