''Charpentieria'' is a

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of small, very elongate, 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 ...

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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 ...

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s in the family

Clausiliidae Clausiliidae, also known by their common name the door snails, are a taxonomic family of small, very elongate, mostly left-handed, air-breathing land snails, sinistral terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBa ...

, the door snails, all of which have a

clausilium The clausilium is a calcareous anatomical structure which is found in one group of air-breathing land snails: terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Clausiliidae, the door snails. The clausilium is one part of the clausilial apparat ...

.MolluscaBase (2018). Charpentieria Stabile, 1864. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=996058 on 2018-09-03

Species

Species within the genus ''Charpentiera'' include: * '' Charpentieria calcarae'' (Philippi, 1844) * '' Charpentieria clavata'' (Rossmässler, 1836) * '' Charpentieria crassicostata'' (L. Pfeiffer, 1856) * ''

Charpentieria dyodon ''Charpentieria dyodon'' is a species of small, very elongate, air-breathing land snail, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Clausiliidae, the door snails, all of which have a clausilium. This species is found in Italy and Swit ...

'' (S. Studer, 1820) * '' Charpentieria eminens'' (A. Schmidt, 1868) * '' Charpentieria ernae'' (Fauer, 1978) * '' Charpentieria ferrox'' (R. A. Brandt, 1961) * '' Charpentieria gibbula'' (Rossmässler, 1836) * '' Charpentieria grohmanniana'' (Rossmässler, 1836) * ''

Charpentieria incerta ''Charpentieria'' is a genus of small, very elongate, air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Clausiliidae, the door snails, all of which have a clausilium.MolluscaBase (2018). Charpentieria Stabile, 1 ...

'' (Küster, 1861) * '' Charpentieria itala (''G. von Martens, 1824) * '' Charpentieria kobeltiana'' (Küster, 1876) * '' Charpentieria lamellata'' (Rossmässler, 1836) * ''

Charpentieria leucophryna ''Charpentieria'' is a genus of small, very elongate, air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Clausiliidae, the door snails, all of which have a clausilium.MolluscaBase (2018). Charpentieria Stabile, 1 ...

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

Charpentieria nobilis ''Charpentieria'' is a genus of small, very elongate, air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Clausiliidae, the door snails, all of which have a clausilium.MolluscaBase (2018). Charpentieria Stabile, 1 ...

'' (L. Pfeiffer, 1848) * ''

Charpentieria ornata ''Charpentieria ornata'' is a species of small, very elongate, air-breathing land snail, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Clausiliidae, the door snails, all of which have a clausilium. Distribution The distribution of ...

'' (Rossmässler, 1836) * ''

Charpentieria paestana ''Charpentieria'' is a genus of small, very elongate, air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Clausiliidae, the door snails, all of which have a clausilium.MolluscaBase (2018). Charpentieria Stabile, 1 ...

'' (Philippi, 1836) * ''

Charpentieria pantocratoris ''Charpentieria'' is a genus of small, very elongate, air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Clausiliidae, the door snails, all of which have a clausilium.MolluscaBase (2018). Charpentieria Stabile, 1 ...

'' (O. Boettger, 1889) * ''

Charpentieria piceata ''Charpentieria'' is a genus of small, very elongate, air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Clausiliidae, the door snails, all of which have a clausilium.MolluscaBase (2018). Charpentieria Stabile, 1 ...

'' (Rossmässler, 1836) * ''

Charpentieria riberothi ''Charpentieria'' is a genus of small, very elongate, air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Clausiliidae, the door snails, all of which have a clausilium.MolluscaBase (2018). Charpentieria Stabile, 1 ...

'' (R. A. Brandt, 1961) * ''

Charpentieria scarificata ''Charpentieria'' is a genus of small, very elongate, air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Clausiliidae, the door snails, all of which have a clausilium.MolluscaBase (2018). Charpentieria Stabile, 1 ...

'' (L. Pfeiffer, 1856) * ''

Charpentieria septemplicata ''Charpentieria'' is a genus of small, very elongate, air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Clausiliidae, the door snails, all of which have a clausilium.MolluscaBase (2018). Charpentieria Stabile, 1 ...

'' (Philippi, 1836) * ''

Charpentieria spezialensis ''Charpentieria'' is a genus of small, very elongate, air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Clausiliidae, the door snails, all of which have a clausilium.MolluscaBase (2018). Charpentieria Stabile, 1 ...

'' (H. Nordsieck, 1984) * '' Charpentieria splendens'' (H. Nordsieck, 1996) * '' Charpentieria stenzii'' (Rossmässler, 1836) * '' Charpentieria stigmatica'' (Rossmässler, 1836) * '' Charpentieria tiberii'' (A. Schmidt, 1868) * '' Charpentieria vulcanica'' (Benoit, 1860)

References

* Bank, R. (2017). Classification of the Recent terrestrial Gastropoda of the World. Last update: July 16, 2017 Clausiliidae Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Clausiliidae-stub