''Argna'' is a
genus
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of air-breathing
land snail
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s,
terrestrial pulmonate
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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 ...
mollusk
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s in the family
Argnidae
Argnidae is a family of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks.
Distribution
Distribution of Argnidae include Europe: southern and eastern Alps and Carpathian Mountains. .
Species
Species within the genus ''Argna'' include:
Species in genus ''Argna''
AnimalBase, accessed 18 November 2009.
* ''Argna bielzi
''Argna bielzi'' is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Argnidae.
Distribution
This species occurs in Slovakia, Ukraine
Ukraine ( uk, Україна, Ukraïna, ) is a countr ...
'' (Rossmässler, 1859)
* ''Argna biplicata
''Argna biplicata'' is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Argnidae.
;Subspecies:
* ''Argna biplicata biplicata'' (Michaud, 1831)
* ''Argna biplicata excessiva'' (Gredler, 1856)
* ''Ar ...
'' (Michaud, 1831)
* '' Argna bourguignatiana'' (Nevill, 1880)
* '' Argna ferrari'' (Porro, 1838)
* '' Argna szekeresi'' A. Reischütz, N. Steiner-Reischütz & P.L. Reischütz, 2016
* '' Argna thracica'' Subai, 1999
* '' Argna valsabina'' (Spinelli, 1851)
References
* Bank, R. A. (2017). Classification of the Recent terrestrial Gastropoda of the World. Last update: July 16th, 2017
External links
Cossmann, M. (1889). Gastéropodes. In: Douvillé, H. (Ed.) Revue de paléontologie pour l'année 1888. Annuaire Géologique Universel. 5: 1079–1109
Wenz, W. (1920). Zur Systematik tertiärer Land- und Süßwassergastropoden. III. Senckenbergiana. 2: 15-19.
Argnidae
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