''Ariophanta'' is a

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of air-breathing

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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 ...

mollusk Mollusca is the second-largest phylum of invertebrate animals after the Arthropoda, the members of which are known as molluscs or mollusks (). Around 85,000 extant species of molluscs are recognized. The number of fossil species is e ...

s in the subfamily Ariophantinae of the family Ariophantidae. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Ariophanta Des Moulins, 1829. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=995732 on 2021-06-13 The shell is sinistral or left-handed in its coiling. Ariophanta laevipes shell

Species

Ariophanta laevipes ''Ariophanta laevipes'' is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Ariophantidae. ''Ariophanta laevipes'' is the type species of the genus ''Ariophanta''. Shell description The shell o ...

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of the genus ''Ariophanta''. Blanford W. T. & Godwin-Austen H. H. 1908. ''

The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma ''The Fauna of British India'' (short title) with long titles including ''The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma'', and ''The Fauna of British India Including the Remainder of the Oriental Region'' is a series of scientific books th ...

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Mollusca. Testacellidae and Zonitidae
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��30. Ariophanta weinkauffiana (MNHN-IM-2000-27780) 001

Species in the genus ''Ariophanta'' include: * '' Ariophanta albata'' (W. T. Blanford, 1880) * ''

Ariophanta ammonia ''Ariophanta'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Ariophantinae of the family Ariophantidae. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Ariophanta Des Moulins, 1829. Accessed through ...

'' (Deshayes, 1850) * '' Ariophanta basilessa'' (Benson, 1865) * '' Ariophanta basileus'' (Benson, 1861) * '' Ariophanta beddomei'' (W. T. Blanford, 1874) * '' Ariophanta belangeri'' (Deshayes, 1832) * ''

Ariophanta bistrialis ''Ariophanta'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Ariophantinae of the family Ariophantidae. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Ariophanta Des Moulins, 1829. Accessed through ...

'' (H. Beck, 1837) * ''

Ariophanta bombayana ''Ariophanta'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Ariophantinae of the family Ariophantidae. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Ariophanta Des Moulins, 1829. Accessed through ...

'' (Grateloup, 1840) * ''

Ariophanta canarica ''Ariophanta'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Ariophantinae of the family Ariophantidae. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Ariophanta Des Moulins, 1829. Accessed through ...

'' W. T. Blanford, 1901 * ''

Ariophanta crossei ''Ariophanta'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Ariophantinae of the family Ariophantidae. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Ariophanta Des Moulins, 1829. Accessed through ...

'' (L. Pfeiffer, 1862) * ''

Ariophanta cysis ''Ariophanta'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Ariophantinae of the family Ariophantidae. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Ariophanta Des Moulins, 1829. Accessed through ...

'' (Benson, 1852) * ''

Ariophanta danae ''Ariophanta'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Ariophantinae of the family Ariophantidae. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Ariophanta Des Moulins, 1829. Accessed through ...

'' (L. Pfeiffer, 1863) * ''

Ariophanta gassii ''Ariophanta'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Ariophantinae of the family Ariophantidae. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Ariophanta Des Moulins, 1829. Accessed through ...

'' W. T. Blanford, 1901 * ''

Ariophanta himalana ''Ariophanta'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Ariophantinae of the family Ariophantidae. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Ariophanta Des Moulins, 1829. Accessed through ...

'' (I. Lea, 1834) * ''

Ariophanta immerita ''Ariophanta'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Ariophantinae of the family Ariophantidae. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Ariophanta Des Moulins, 1829. Accessed through ...

'' (W. T. Blanford, 1870) * '' Ariophanta innata'' Fulton, 1905 * '' Ariophanta intumescens'' (W. T. Blanford, 1866) * '' Ariophanta kadapaensis'' (Nevill, 1878) * ''

'' (O. F. Müller, 1774) * '' Ariophanta laidlayana'' (Benson, 1856) * '' Ariophanta maderaspatana'' (Gray, 1834) * '' Ariophanta prionotropis'' (Möllendorff, 1898) * '' Ariophanta promiscua'' (E. A. Smith, 1893) * '' Ariophanta semirugata'' (Beck, 1837) * '' Ariophanta sisparica'' (W. T. Blanford, 1866) * '' Ariophanta solata'' (Benson, 1848) * '' Ariophanta thyreus'' (Benson, 1852) * '' Ariophanta tongkingensis'' (Möllendorff, 1902) * '' Ariophanta trangensis'' Thach & F. Huber, 2020 :Taxa inquirenda: * ''Ariophanta duplocincta'' Möllendorff, 1897 * ''Ariophanta huberi'' Thach, 2018 (debated synonym) * ''Ariophanta trifasciata'' (Chemnitz)

Distribution

This genus is endemic to

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References

The article incorporates public domain text from the reference. * Bank, R. A. (2017). Classification of the Recent terrestrial Gastropoda of the World. Last update: July 16th, 2017

External links

Jousseaume F. (1894). Mollusques recueillis à Ceylan par M. E. Simon, et révision générale des espèces terrestres et fluvio-lacustres de cette ile. Mémoires de la Société Zoologique de France. 7: 264-330

Godwin-Austen, H. H. (1882-1920). Land and freshwater Mollusca of India, including South Arabia, Baluchistan, Afghanistan, Kashmir, Nepal, Burmah, Pegu, Tenasserim, Malay Peninsula, Ceylon, and other islands of the Indian Ocean. Supplementary to Messrs. Theobald and Hanley's Conchologia Indica. London, Taylor & Francis.
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