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Diaphana Hiemalis
''Diaphana'' is a genus of gastropods belonging to the family Diaphanidae. The genus has almost cosmopolitan distribution. Species: *''Diaphana abyssalis'' *''Diaphana anderssoni'' *''Diaphana brazieri'' *''Diaphana californica'' *''Diaphana caribaea'' *''Diaphana cretica'' *''Diaphana flava'' *''Diaphana floridana'' *''Diaphana glacialis'' *''Diaphana globosa'' *''Diaphana haini'' *''Diaphana hiemalis'' *''Diaphana inflata'' *''Diaphana lactea'' *''Diaphana lottae'' *''Diaphana makarovi'' *''Diaphana marshalli'' *''Diaphana mauretaniensis'' *''Diaphana minuta'' *''Diaphana pacifica'' *''Diaphana paessleri'' *''Diaphana pfefferi'' *''Diaphana tasmanica'' References {{Taxonbar, from=Q18199232 Gastropods ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gastropods
The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda (). This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. There are many thousands of species of sea snails and slugs, as well as freshwater snails, freshwater limpets, and land snails and slugs. The class Gastropoda contains a vast total of named species, second only to the insects in overall number. The fossil history of this class goes back to the Late Cambrian. , 721 families of gastropods are known, of which 245 are extinct and appear only in the fossil record, while 476 are currently extant with or without a fossil record. Gastropoda (previously known as univalves and sometimes spelled "Gasteropoda") are a major part of the phylum Mollusca, and are the most highly diversified class in the phylum, with 65,000 to 80,000 living snail and slug species. The anatomy, behavior, feeding, and reproduc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
