''Cryptozona'' 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 ...

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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 ...

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

Ariophantidae Ariophantidae is a taxonomic family of air-breathing land snails and semi-slugs, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Helicarionoidea (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005). Distribution ...

. These snails are restricted to

South India South India, also known as Dakshina Bharata or Peninsular India, consists of the peninsular southern part of India. It encompasses the Indian states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, and Telangana, as well as the union territo ...

and

Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...

. Twenty five species are recognized.

Species

* '' Cryptozona albata'' (W.T. Blanford, 1880) * '' Cryptozona basilessa'' (W.H. Benson, 1865) * '' Cryptozona belangeri'' (G.P. Deshayes) * ''

Cryptozona bistrialis ''Cryptozona'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Ariophantidae. These snails are restricted to South India and Sri Lanka. Twenty five species are recognized. Species * '' Cryptozona ...

'' (H.H. Beck, 1837) * '' Cryptozona ceraria'' (W.H. Benson, 1853) * '' Cryptozona ceylanica'' (L. Pfeiffer) * ''

Cryptozona chenui ''Cryptozona'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Ariophantidae. These snails are restricted to South India and Sri Lanka. Twenty five species are recognized. Species * '' Cryptozona ...

'' (L. Pfeiffer, 1847) * ''

Cryptozona chrysoraphe ''Cryptozona'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Ariophantidae. These snails are restricted to South India and Sri Lanka. Twenty five species are recognized. Species * '' Cryptozona ...

'' O.F. von Möllendorff * ''

Cryptozona crossei ''Cryptozona'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Ariophantidae. These snails are restricted to South India and Sri Lanka. Twenty five species are recognized. Species * '' Cryptozona ...

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

Cryptozona danae ''Cryptozona'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Ariophantidae. These snails are restricted to South India and Sri Lanka. Twenty five species are recognized. Species * '' Cryptozona ...

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

Cryptozona dohrniana ''Cryptozona'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Ariophantidae. These snails are restricted to South India and Sri Lanka. Twenty five species are recognized. Species * '' Cryptozona ...

'' (L. Pfeiffer) * ''

Cryptozona granulosa ''Cryptozona'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Ariophantidae. These snails are restricted to South India and Sri Lanka. Twenty five species are recognized. Species * '' Cryptozona ...

'' (O.F. von Möllendorff) * ''

Cryptozona inflata ''Cryptozona'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Ariophantidae. These snails are restricted to South India and Sri Lanka. Twenty five species are recognized. Species * '' Cryptozona ...

'' (O.F. von Möllendorff) * ''

Cryptozona juliana ''Cryptozona'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Ariophantidae. These snails are restricted to South India and Sri Lanka. Twenty five species are recognized. Species * '' Cryptozona ...

'' (J.E. Gray, 1834) * ''

Cryptozona ligulata ''Cryptozona'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Ariophantidae. These snails are restricted to South India and Sri Lanka. Twenty five species are recognized. Species * '' Cryptozona ...

'' (A.E.J. Férussac, 1821) * ''

Cryptozona maderaspatana ''Cryptozona'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Ariophantidae. These snails are restricted to South India and Sri Lanka. Twenty five species are recognized. Species * '' Cryptozona ...

'' (J.E. Gray, 1834) * ''

Cryptozona menglunensis ''Cryptozona'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Ariophantidae. These snails are restricted to South India and Sri Lanka. Twenty five species are recognized. Species * '' Cryptozona ...

'' C. Chen, S.P. Zhang & X.T. Ma, 1995 * '' Cryptozona naninoides'' (W.H. Benson) * ''

Cryptozona novella ''Cryptozona'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Ariophantidae. These snails are restricted to South India and Sri Lanka. Twenty five species are recognized. Species * '' Cryptozona ...

'' (L. Pfeiffer, 1854) * '' Cryptozona pharangensis'' (O.F. von Möllendorff, 1901) * '' Cryptozona promiscua'' (E.A. Smith, 1895) * '' Cryptozona rugosissima'' O.F. von Möllendorff, 1903 * ''

Cryptozona semirugata ''Cryptozona'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Ariophantidae. These snails are restricted to South India and Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Ś ...

'' (H.H. Beck, 1837) * '' Cryptozona sisparica'' (W.T. Blanford, 1866) * '' Cryptozona solata'' (W.H. Benson, 1848)

References

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