''Clausilia'' is a

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of small, air-breathing land snails,

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pulmonate gastropod

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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). Mollusca ...

, 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 appara ...

.Bank, R.; Bouchet, P. (2017). Clausilia Draparnaud, 1805. In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=866744 on 2017-10-01 Snails in this genus have left-handed coiling in their shells, which are very elongate in shape.

Species

Species within the genus ''Clausilia'' include:

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. * †'' Clausilia baudoni'' Michaud, 1862 * '' Clausilia bidentata'' (Strøm, 1765) * '' Clausilia brembina'' Strobel, 1850 * † '' Clausilia ceresolensis'' H. Nordsieck, 2013 * '' Clausilia corynodes'' Held, 1836 * '' Clausilia cruciata'' (Studer, 1820) * † ''

Clausilia dehmi ''Clausilia'' is a European genus of small, air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Clausiliidae, the door snails, all of which have a clausilium.Bank, R.; Bouchet, P. (2017). Clausilia Draparnaud, 1 ...

'' (H. Nordsieck, 2007) * '' Clausilia dubia'' Draparnaud, 1805 * '' Clausilia gracilis'' C. Pfeiffer, 1821 * '' Clausilia plicatula'' Draparaud * † ''

Clausilia portisii ''Clausilia'' is a European genus of small, air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Clausiliidae, the door snails, all of which have a clausilium.Bank, R.; Bouchet, P. (2017). Clausilia Draparnaud, 1 ...

'' Sacco, 1886 * † ''

Clausilia produbia ''Clausilia'' is a European genus of small, air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Clausiliidae, the door snails, all of which have a clausilium.Bank, R.; Bouchet, P. (2017). Clausilia Draparnaud, 1 ...

'' H. Nordsieck, 1976 * † ''

Clausilia prostrobeli ''Clausilia'' is a European genus of small, air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Clausiliidae, the door snails, all of which have a clausilium.Bank, R.; Bouchet, P. (2017). Clausilia Draparnaud, 1 ...

'' (H. Nordsieck, 2013) * ''

Clausilia pumila ''Clausilia pumila'' is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Clausiliidae. Distribution This species occurs in: * Czech Republic * Ukraine Ukraine ( uk, Україна, Ukra ...

'' Pfeiffer, 1828 * † ''

Clausilia rolfbrandti ''Clausilia'' is a European genus of small, air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Clausiliidae, the door snails, all of which have a clausilium.Bank, R.; Bouchet, P. (2017). Clausilia Draparnaud, 1 ...

'' (Schlickum, 1969) * ''

Clausilia rugicollis ''Clausilia'' is a European genus of small, air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Clausiliidae, the door snails, all of which have a clausilium.Bank, R.; Bouchet, P. (2017). Clausilia Draparnaud, 1 ...

'' Rossmässler, 1836 * ''

Clausilia rugosa ''Clausilia rugosa'' is a species of air-breathing land snails, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Clausiliidae. ;Subspecies: * ''Clausilia rugosa andusiensis'' Coutagne, 1886 * ''Clausilia rugosa belonidea'' Bourguignat ...

'' (Draparnaud, 1801) * † ''

Clausilia stranzendorfensis ''Clausilia'' is a European genus of small, air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Clausiliidae, the door snails, all of which have a clausilium.Bank, R.; Bouchet, P. (2017). Clausilia Draparnaud, 1 ...

'' H. Nordsieck, 1990 * † ''

Clausilia strauchiana ''Clausilia'' is a European genus of small, air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Clausiliidae, the door snails, all of which have a clausilium.Bank, R.; Bouchet, P. (2017). Clausilia Draparnaud, 1 ...

'' H. Nordsieck, 1972 * ''

Clausilia strobeli ''Clausilia'' is a European genus of small, air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Clausiliidae, the door snails, all of which have a clausilium.Bank, R.; Bouchet, P. (2017). Clausilia Draparnaud, 1 ...

'' Strobel, 1850 * '' Clausilia ventricova'' * '' Clausilia whateliana'' Charpentier, 1850 ;Synonyms: * Clausilia (Alinda) H. Adams & A. Adams, 1855: synonym of ''

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'' H. Adams & A. Adams, 1855

References

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