''Auriculella'' is a
genus
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of air-breathing tropical
land snails,
terrestrial
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Terrestrial may also refer to:
* Terrestrial animal, an animal that lives on land opposed to living in water, or sometimes an animal that lives on or near the ground, as opposed to ...
pulmonate gastropod mollusk
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s in the family
Achatinellidae
Achatinellidae is a family of tropical air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Pupilloidea.
Taxonomy
It was previously the only family in the superfamily Achatinelloidea (according to the taxonom ...
. They are
endemic
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to
Hawaii
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(United States) and several species are
extinct. They are
oviparous (egg laying) and
hermaphroditic
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Many taxonomic groups of animals (mostly invertebrates) do not have s ...
. Among achatinellid snails, they are unique in the fact that they are not restricted to living on plants endemic to the Hawaiian islands. They have been known to relatively thrive on non-native plants such as ginger and
night jasmine.
''Auriculella'' is the type genus of the subfamily
Auriculellinae.
Species
Species within the genus ''Auriculella'' include:
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Auriculella auricula''
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Auriculella ambusta''
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Auriculella brunnea
''Auriculella'' is a genus of air-breathing tropical land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Achatinellidae. They are endemic to Hawaii (United States) and several species are extinct. They are oviparous (egg layi ...
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Auriculella castanea''
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Auriculella canalifera''
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Auriculella cerea
''Auriculella'' is a genus of air-breathing tropical land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Achatinellidae. They are endemic to Hawaii (United States) and several species are extinct. They are oviparous (egg layi ...
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Auriculella crassula''
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Auriculella diaphana
''Auriculella'' is a genus of air-breathing tropical land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Achatinellidae. They are endemic to Hawaii (United States) and several species are extinct. They are oviparous (egg layi ...
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Auriculella expansa''
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Auriculella perpeusilla
''Auriculella'' is a genus of air-breathing tropical land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Achatinellidae. They are endemic to Hawaii (United States) and several species are extinct. They are oviparous (egg layi ...
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Auriculella flavida
''Auriculella'' is a genus of air-breathing tropical land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Achatinellidae. They are endemic to Hawaii (United States) and several species are extinct. They are oviparous (egg layi ...
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Auriculella malleata''
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Auriculella minuta
''Auriculella'' is a genus of air-breathing tropical land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Achatinellidae. They are endemic to Hawaii (United States) and several species are extinct. They are oviparous (egg layi ...
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Auriculella newcombi
''Auriculella'' is a genus of air-breathing tropical land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Achatinellidae. They are endemic to Hawaii (United States) and several species are extinct. They are oviparous (egg layi ...
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Auriculella perpusilla''
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Auriculella perversa
''Auriculella'' is a genus of air-breathing tropical land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Achatinellidae. They are endemic to Hawaii (United States) and several species are extinct. They are oviparous (egg layi ...
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Auriculella pulchra''
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Auriculella olivacea''
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Auriculella tenella''
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Auriculella uniplicata''
References
Achatinellidae
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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