''Cryptomastix'' is a genus 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 ...

mollusc 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 esti ...

s in the family Polygyridae. These snails cannot be differentiated from related polygyrids solely on the basis of their shell characters. Instead, the details of the male anatomy must be examined.

Distribution

This genus of snails is restricted to the northwestern United States, and to adjacent areas of British Columbia, Canada.Pilsbry, Henry A. (1940). Land Mollusca of North America (North of Mexico). Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, Monograph 3, vol. 1(2): 852-875.

Species

This genus includes the following species:
Myers, P., R. Espinosa, C. S. Parr, T. Jones, G. S. Hammond, and T. A. Dewey. 2006. ''The Animal Diversity Web (online)''. *''

Cryptomastix devia ''Cryptomastix devia'', common name the Puget Oregonian snail, (''Escargot du Puget'') is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Polygyridae. Distribution and conservation status This sp ...

'' (Gould, 1846); Puget Oregonian *''

Cryptomastix germana ''Cryptomastix'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial animal, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the family Polygyridae. These snails cannot be differentiated from related polygyrids solely on the basis of their shell ch ...

'' (Gould, 1851); Pygmy Oregonian **''

Cryptomastix germana vancouverinsulae ''Cryptomastix'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the family Polygyridae. These snails cannot be differentiated from related polygyrids solely on the basis of their shell characters. Instead, ...

'' (Pilsbry and Cooke, 1922) *''

Cryptomastix harfordiana ''Cryptomastix'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the family Polygyridae. These snails cannot be differentiated from related polygyrids solely on the basis of their shell characters. Instead, ...

'' (W. G. Binney; 1886); Salmon Oregonian *''

Cryptomastix hendersoni ''Cryptomastix'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the family Polygyridae. These snails cannot be differentiated from related polygyrids solely on the basis of their shell characters. Instead, ...

'' (Pilsbry, 1928); Columbia Oregonian *''

Cryptomastix magnidentata The Mission Creek Oregonian, scientific name ''Cryptomastix magnidentata'', is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Polygyridae. Distribution This species is endemic to the United States ...

'' (Pilsbry, 1940); Mission Creek Oregonian *''

Cryptomastix mullani ''Cryptomastix mullani'' is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial animal, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Polygyridae. Subspecies *''Cryptomastix mullani blandi'' (Hemphill, 1892) *''Cryptomastix mullani cla ...

'' (Bland and J. G. Cooper, 1861); Coeur d'Alene Oregonian **''

Cryptomastix mullani blandi ''Cryptomastix'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the family Polygyridae. These snails cannot be differentiated from related polygyrids solely on the basis of their shell characters. Instead, ...

'' (Hemphill, 1892) **''

Cryptomastix mullani clappi ''Cryptomastix'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the family Polygyridae. These snails cannot be differentiated from related polygyrids solely on the basis of their shell characters. Instead, ...

'' (Hemphill, 1897) **''

Cryptomastix mullani hemphilli ''Cryptomastix'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the family Polygyridae. These snails cannot be differentiated from related polygyrids solely on the basis of their shell characters. Instead, ...

'' (W. G. Binney, 1886) **''

Cryptomastix mullani latilabris ''Cryptomastix'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the family Polygyridae. These snails cannot be differentiated from related polygyrids solely on the basis of their shell characters. Instead, ...

'' (Pilsbry, 1940) **''

Cryptomastix mullani olneyae ''Cryptomastix'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the family Polygyridae. These snails cannot be differentiated from related polygyrids solely on the basis of their shell characters. Instead, ...

'' (Pilsbry, 1891) **''

Cryptomastix mullani tuckeri ''Cryptomastix'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the family Polygyridae. These snails cannot be differentiated from related polygyrids solely on the basis of their shell characters. Instead, ...

'' (Pilsbry and Henderson, 1930) *''

Cryptomastix sanburni ''Cryptomastix'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the family Polygyridae. These snails cannot be differentiated from related polygyrids solely on the basis of their shell characters. Instead, ...

'' (W. G. Binney, 1886); Kingston Oregonian

References

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