''Amplirhagada'' is a
genus of air-breathing
land snail
A land snail is any of the numerous species of snail that live on land, as opposed to the sea snails and freshwater snails. ''Land snail'' is the common name for terrestrial gastropod mollusks that have shells (those without shells are known as ...
s,
terrestrial pulmonate
Pulmonata or pulmonates, is an informal group (previously an order, and before that a subclass) of snails and slugs characterized by the ability to breathe air, by virtue of having a pallial lung instead of a gill, or gills. The group includ ...
gastropod
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. T ...
mollusks in the family
Camaenidae. This genus is
endemic to the
Kimberley
Kimberly or Kimberley may refer to:
Places and historical events
Australia
* Kimberley (Western Australia)
** Roman Catholic Diocese of Kimberley
* Kimberley Warm Springs, Tasmania
* Kimberley, Tasmania a small town
* County of Kimberley, a ...
region in northwesternmost
Western Australia, where it represents the most species-rich
genus of land snails.
[Köhler, F. (2010). Uncovering local endemism in the Kimberley, Western Australia: Description of new species of the genus ''Amplirhagada'' Iredale, 1933 (Pulmonata, Camaenidae). ''Records of the Australian Museum'' 62(2): 217-284.]
Characteristic features
''Amplirhagada''-species exhibit variable shells ranging from broadly conical to highly turreted in shape. Shells are comparatively large, ranging from about 10 to 25 mm in height and from about 15 to 30 mm in diameter. Shells are often banded but uniformly brown species are also known. The umbilicus is narrowly winding and open, partly or completely concealed by the
columellar reflection.
Typical features of the genital organs comprise presence of
penial sheath
In male human anatomy, the foreskin, also known as the prepuce, is the double-layered fold of skin, mucosal and muscular tissue at the distal end of the human penis that covers the glans and the urinary meatus. The foreskin is attached to the g ...
and penial verge and absence of an
epiphallus.
Species
Currently, 56 species are known.
[Solem, A. 1981. Camaenid land snails from Western and central Australia. II. Taxa from the Kimberley, ''Amplirhagada'' Iredale, 1933. ''Records of the Western Australian Museum'', Supplement 11: 147-320.] These include:
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Amplirhagada alta
''Amplirhagada'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Camaenidae. This genus is endemic to the Kimberley region in northwesternmost Western Australia, where it represents the most specie ...
''
Solem, 1981
* ''
Amplirhagada anderdonensis
''Amplirhagada'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Camaenidae. This genus is endemic to the Kimberley region in northwesternmost Western Australia, where it represents the most specie ...
'' Köhler, 2010
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Amplirhagada astuta
''Amplirhagada astuta'' is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Camaenidae.
This species is endemic to Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Soverei ...
'' (
Iredale, 1939)
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Amplirhagada basilica
''Amplirhagada'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Camaenidae. This genus is endemic to the Kimberley region in northwesternmost Western Australia, where it represents the most specie ...
'' Köhler, 2010
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Amplirhagada berthierana
''Amplirhagada'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Camaenidae. This genus is endemic to the Kimberley region in northwesternmost Western Australia, where it represents the most specie ...
'' Köhler, 2010
* ''
Amplirhagada boongareensis
''Amplirhagada'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Camaenidae. This genus is endemic to the Kimberley region in northwesternmost Western Australia, where it represents the most specie ...
'' Köhler, 2010
* ''
Amplirhagada buffonensis
''Amplirhagada'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Camaenidae. This genus is endemic to the Kimberley region in northwesternmost Western Australia, where it represents the most specie ...
'' Köhler, 2010
* ''
Amplirhagada burnerensis'' (
E.A. Smith, 1894)
* ''
Amplirhagada burrowsena''
Iredale, 1939
* ''
Amplirhagada cambridgensi''s
Solem, 1988
* ''
Amplirhagada camdenensis'' Köhler, 2010
* ''
Amplirhagada carinata
''Amplirhagada'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Camaenidae. This genus is endemic to the Kimberley region in northwesternmost Western Australia, where it represents the most ...
''
Solem, 1981
* ''
Amplirhagada castra''
Solem, 1981
* ''
Amplirhagada combeana''
Iredale, 1938
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Amplirhagada confusa
''Amplirhagada'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Camaenidae. This genus is endemic to the Kimberley region in northwesternmost Western Australia, where it represents the most spec ...
''
Solem, 1981
* ''
Amplirhagada crystalla'' (
Solem, 1981)
* ''
Amplirhagada decora'' Köhler, 2010
* ''
Amplirhagada depressa'' (
Solem, 1981)
* ''
Amplirhagada descartesana'' Köhler, 2010
* ''
Amplirhagada drysdaleana''
Solem, 1981
* ''
Amplirhagada dubitabile'' Köhler, 2010
* ''
Amplirhagada elevata''
Solem, 1981
* ''
Amplirhagada euroa
''Amplirhagada'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Camaenidae. This genus is endemic to the Kimberley region in northwesternmost Western Australia, where it represents the most spec ...
'' Köhler, 2010
* ''
Amplirhagada gemina'' Köhler, 2010
* ''
Amplirhagada gibsoni
''Amplirhagada'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Camaenidae. This genus is endemic to the Kimberley region in northwesternmost Western Australia, where it represents the most spec ...
'' Köhler, 2010
* ''
Amplirhagada herbertena''
Iredale, 1939
* ''
Amplirhagada imitata
''Amplirhagada'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Camaenidae. This genus is endemic to the Kimberley region in northwesternmost Western Australia, where it represents the most ...
'' (
E.A. Smith, 1894)
* ''
Amplirhagada indistincta'' Köhler, 2010
* ''
Amplirhagada intermedia'' (
Solem, 1981)
* ''
Amplirhagada kalumburuana
''Amplirhagada'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Camaenidae. This genus is endemic to the Kimberley region in northwesternmost Western Australia, where it represents the most spec ...
''
Solem, 1981
* ''
Amplirhagada katerana
''Amplirhagada'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Camaenidae. This genus is endemic to the Kimberley region in northwesternmost Western Australia, where it represents the most spec ...
''
Solem, 1981
* ''
Amplirhagada kessneri'' Köhler, 2010
* ''
Amplirhagada kimberleyana
''Amplirhagada'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Camaenidae. This genus is endemic to the Kimberley region in northwesternmost Western Australia, where it represents the most ...
'' Köhler, 2010
* ''
Amplirhagada lamarckiana'' Köhler, 2010
* ''
Amplirhagada mckenziei'' Köhler, 2010
* ''
Amplirhagada mitchelliana''
Solem, 1981
* ''
Amplirhagada montalevitensis'' (
E.A. Smith, 1894)
* ''
Amplirhagada montesqieuana'' Köhler, 2010
* ''
Amplirhagada napierana
''Amplirhagada'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Camaenidae. This genus is endemic to the Kimberley region in northwesternmost Western Australia, where it represents the most ...
''
Solem, 1981
* ''
Amplirhagada novelta
''Amplirhagada'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Camaenidae. This genus is endemic to the Kimberley region in northwesternmost Western Australia, where it represents the most ...
''
Iredale, 1939
* ''
Amplirhagada osmondi''
Solem, 1988
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Amplirhagada percita
''Amplirhagada'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Camaenidae. This genus is endemic to the Kimberley region in northwesternmost Western Australia, where it represents the most spec ...
'' (
Iredale, 1939)
* ''
Amplirhagada ponderi
''Amplirhagada'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Camaenidae. This genus is endemic to the Kimberley region in northwesternmost Western Australia, where it represents the most ...
'' Köhler, 2010
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Amplirhagada puescheli'' Köhler, 2010
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Amplirhagada pusilla
''Amplirhagada'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Camaenidae. This genus is endemic to the Kimberley region in northwesternmost Western Australia, where it represents the most ...
''
Solem, 1981
* ''
Amplirhagada questroana''
Solem, 1981
* ''
Amplirhagada regia
''Amplirhagada'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Camaenidae. This genus is endemic to the Kimberley region in northwesternmost Western Australia, where it represents the most ...
'' Köhler, 2010
* ''
Amplirhagada solemiana'' Köhler, 2010
* ''
Amplirhagada sphaeroidea'' Köhler, 2010
* ''
Amplirhagada sykesi'' (
E.A. Smith, 1894)
* ''
Amplirhagada tricenaria'' Köhler, 2010
* ''
Amplirhagada uwinsensis'' Köhler, 2010
* ''
Amplirhagada varia''
Solem, 1981
* ''
Amplirhagada wilsoni''
Solem, 1981
* ''
Amplirhagada yorkensis
''Amplirhagada'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Camaenidae. This genus is endemic to the Kimberley region in northwesternmost Western Australia, where it represents the most ...
'' Köhler, 2010
References
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