''Charopa'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
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 ...
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 family
Charopidae.
''Charopa'' is the type genus of the family Charopidae.
Species
Species within the genus ''Charopa'' include:
* ''
Charopa bianca
''Charopa'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Charopidae.
''Charopa'' is the type genus of the family Charopidae.
Species
Species within the genus ''Charopa'' include:
* '' Charopa ...
'' (Hutton, 1883)
* ''
Charopa coma
''Charopa'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Charopidae.
''Charopa'' is the type genus of the family Charopidae.
Species
Species within the genus ''Charopa'' include:
* '' Charopa ...
'' (Gray, 1843) - type species of the genus ''Charopa''
* ''
Charopa lafargei
''Charopa'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Charopidae.
''Charopa'' is the type genus of the family Charopidae.
Species
Species within the genus ''Charopa'' include:
* '' Charopa ...
'' Vermeulen & Marzuki, 2014
* ''
Charopa longstaffae
''Charopa'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Charopidae.
''Charopa'' is the type genus of the family Charopidae.
Species
Species within the genus ''Charopa'' include:
* '' Charopa ...
'' (Suter, 1913)
* ''
Charopa macgillivrayana
''Charopa'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Charopidae.
''Charopa'' is the type genus of the family Charopidae.
Species
Species within the genus ''Charopa'' include:
* '' Charopa ...
'' Iredale, 1913
* ''
Charopa montivaga
''Charopa'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Charopidae.
''Charopa'' is the type genus of the family Charopidae.
Species
Species within the genus ''Charopa'' include:
* '' Charopa ...
'' Suter, 1894
* ''
Charopa pilsbryi
''Charopa'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Charopidae.
''Charopa'' is the type genus of the family Charopidae.
Species
Species within the genus ''Charopa'' include:
* '' Charopa ...
'' (Suter, 1894)
[Made the ]type species
In zoological nomenclature, a type species (''species typica'') is the species name with which the name of a genus or subgenus is considered to be permanently taxonomically associated, i.e., the species that contains the biological type specimen ...
of a separate genus '' Dendropa'' by Marshall & Worthy
Worthy can refer to:
People
* Worthy (surname)
* Worthington Worthy Patterson (born 1931), American basketball player
* F. F. Worthington, nicknamed "Worthy"
Places
* Worthy, see List of generic forms in place names in Ireland and the United Ki ...
(2017). See:
* ''
Charopa pseudocoma'' Suter, 1894
References
External links
Charopidae
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