Diaphera 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 ...
mollusks in the family
Diapheridae.
[MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Diaphera Albers, 1850. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=762800 on 2020-10-21] [Sutcharit C., Naggs F., Wade C. M., Fontanilla I. & Panha S. (2010). "The new family Diapheridae, a new species of ''Diaphera'' Albers from Thailand, and the position of the Diapheridae within a molecular phylogeny of the Streptaxoidea (Pulmonata: Stylommatophora)". '' Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society'' 160: 1-16. .]
''Diaphera'' is the
type genus of the family Diapheridae.
The genus ''Diaphera'' is generally poorly known.
Distribution
The distribution of ''Diaphera'' includes
South-East Asia:
Myanmar
Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: US pronunciations incl. . Note: Wikipedia's IPA conventions require indicating /r/ even in British English although only some British English speakers pronounce r at the end of syllables. As John C. Wells, Joh ...
,
Thailand,
Cambodia,
the Philippines.
Species
There more than 50 species in the genus ''Diaphera'' including:
* ''
Diaphera anctostoma'' (Quadras & Möllendorff, 1895)
* ''
Diaphera aptycha'' (Möllendorff, 1895)
* ''
Diaphera brevicollis'' (Blanford, 1899)
* ''
Diaphera canaliculata'' (Quadras & Möllendorff, 1896)
* ''
Diaphera cardiostoma'' (Quadras & Möllendorff, 1894)
* ''
Diaphera connectens
Diaphera is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Diapheridae. MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Diaphera Albers, 1850. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www ...
'' Bruggen, 1974
* ''
Diaphera cristatella
Diaphera is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Diapheridae. MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Diaphera Albers, 1850. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http:// ...
'' (Möllendorff, 1896)
* ''
Diaphera cumingiana'' Pfeiffer, 1845 - type species of the genus ''Diaphera''
* ''
Diaphera cuspidata
Diaphera is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Diapheridae. MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Diaphera Albers, 1850. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://ww ...
'' (Möllendorff, 1895)
* ''
Diaphera cylindrelloidea
Diaphera is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Diapheridae. MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Diaphera Albers, 1850. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http:// ...
'' (Stoliczka, 1871)
* ''
Diaphera cylindrica
Diaphera is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Diapheridae. MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Diaphera Albers, 1850. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http:// ...
'' (Quadras & Möllendorff, 1895)
* ''
Diaphera densecostulata
Diaphera is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Diapheridae. MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Diaphera Albers, 1850. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http:// ...
'' (Möllendorff, 1901)
* ''
Diaphera devians
Diaphera is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Diapheridae. MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Diaphera Albers, 1850. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http:// ...
'' (Möllendorff, 1890)
* ''
Diaphera dicraspedia
Diaphera is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Diapheridae. MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Diaphera Albers, 1850. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http:// ...
'' (Möllendorff, 1898)
* ''
Diaphera dilophia
Diaphera is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Diapheridae. MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Diaphera Albers, 1850. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://ww ...
'' (Quadras & Möllendorff, 1895)
* ''
Diaphera eulophia
Diaphera is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Diapheridae. MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Diaphera Albers, 1850. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http:// ...
'' (Quadras & Möllendorff, 1895)
* ''
Diaphera euryomphala
Diaphera is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Diapheridae. MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Diaphera Albers, 1850. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http:// ...
'' (Möllendorff, 1895)
* ''
Diaphera eutrachela
Diaphera is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Diapheridae. MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Diaphera Albers, 1850. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http:// ...
'' (Möllendorff, 1890)
* ''
Diaphera helenae
Diaphera is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Diapheridae. MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Diaphera Albers, 1850. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http:// ...
'' Vermeulen, 1990
* ''
Diaphera hidalgoi
Diaphera is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Diapheridae. MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Diaphera Albers, 1850. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http:// ...
'' (Möllendorff, 1888)
* ''
Diaphera homalogyra
Diaphera is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Diapheridae. MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Diaphera Albers, 1850. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://ww ...
'' (Quadras & Möllendorff, 1895)
* ''
Diaphera kobelti
Diaphera is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Diapheridae. MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Diaphera Albers, 1850. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http:// ...
'' (Möllendorff, 1898)
* ''
Diaphera kochiana
Diaphera is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Diapheridae. MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Diaphera Albers, 1850. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http:// ...
'' (Möllendorff, 1888)
* ''
Diaphera lini
Diaphera is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Diapheridae. MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Diaphera Albers, 1850. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http:// ...
'' Z.-Y. Chen & Páll-Gergely, 2020
* ''
Diaphera locardi
Diaphera is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Diapheridae. MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Diaphera Albers, 1850. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http:// ...
'' (Hidalgo, 1890)
* ''
Diaphera macrostoma
Diaphera is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Diapheridae. MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Diaphera Albers, 1850. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http:// ...
'' (Quadras & Möllendorff, 1894)
* ''
Diaphera moellendorffi'' (Hidalgo, 1889)
* ''
Diaphera morleti
Diaphera is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Diapheridae. MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Diaphera Albers, 1850. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http:// ...
'' (Hidalgo, 1889)
* ''
Diaphera nitidula
Diaphera is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Diapheridae. MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Diaphera Albers, 1850. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http:// ...
'' (Quadras & Möllendorff, 1894)
* ''
Diaphera obliquapex'' Bruggen, 1974
* ''
Diaphera otostoma
Diaphera is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Diapheridae. MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Diaphera Albers, 1850. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://ww ...
'' (Quadras & Möllendorff, 1894)
* ''
Diaphera palawanica
Diaphera is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Diapheridae. MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Diaphera Albers, 1850. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http:// ...
'' Bruggen, 1974
* ''
Diaphera pleistogyra
Diaphera is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Diapheridae. MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Diaphera Albers, 1850. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http:// ...
'' (Quadras & Möllendorff, 1895)
* ''
Diaphera polita
Diaphera is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Diapheridae. MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Diaphera Albers, 1850. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http:// ...
'' Páll-Gergely, 2020
* ''
Diaphera porrecta
Diaphera is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Diapheridae. MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Diaphera Albers, 1850. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http:// ...
'' (Martens, 1884)
* ''
Diaphera prima
Diaphera prima is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Diapheridae.
The specific name ''prima'' ( Latin for ''first'') indicates that it is the first species of ''Diaphera'' confirmed ...
'' Panha, 2010
* ''
Diaphera quadrasi
Diaphera is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Diapheridae. MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Diaphera Albers, 1850. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http:// ...
'' (Möllendorff, 1887)
* ''
Diaphera samarica
Diaphera is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Diapheridae. MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Diaphera Albers, 1850. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http:// ...
'' (Möllendorff, 1896)
* ''
Diaphera saurini
Diaphera is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Diapheridae. MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Diaphera Albers, 1850. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www ...
'' Benthem Jutting, 1962
* ''
Diaphera seatoni
Diaphera is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Diapheridae. MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Diaphera Albers, 1850. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http:// ...
'' (Beddome, 1891)
* ''
Diaphera sericina
Diaphera is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Diapheridae. MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Diaphera Albers, 1850. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://ww ...
'' (Möllendorff, 1887)
* ''
Diaphera solenidium
Diaphera is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Diapheridae. MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Diaphera Albers, 1850. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http:// ...
'' (Möllendorff, 1896)
* ''
Diaphera strangulata
Diaphera is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Diapheridae. MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Diaphera Albers, 1850. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http:// ...
'' (Möllendorff, 1894)
* ''
Diaphera strophostoma
Diaphera is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Diapheridae. MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Diaphera Albers, 1850. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http:// ...
'' (Quadras & Möllendorff, 1896)
* ''
Diaphera telescopium'' (Möllendorff, 1896)
* ''
Diaphera torta'' (Quadras & Möllendorff, 1894)
* ''
Diaphera truncatella
Diaphera is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Diapheridae. MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Diaphera Albers, 1850. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://ww ...
'' (Möllendorff, 1896)
* ''
Diaphera tuba
Diaphera is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Diapheridae. MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Diaphera Albers, 1850. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http:// ...
'' (Möllendorff, 1887)
* ''
Diaphera turbanophora
Diaphera is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial molluscs, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Diapheridae. MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Diaphera Albers, 1850. Accessed through: World Register of Marine ...
'' Páll-Gergely & Grego, 2020
* ''
Diaphera unicristata
Diaphera is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Diapheridae. MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Diaphera Albers, 1850. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://ww ...
'' (Möllendorff, 1894)
* ''
Diaphera wilfordii
Diaphera is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Diapheridae. MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Diaphera Albers, 1850. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http:// ...
'' Dance, 1970
;Synonym:
* ''Diaphera (Huttonella) kohllarseni'' Haas, 1936: synonym of ''
Gulella kohllarseni'' (Haas, 1936) (original combination)
References
Further reading
* Bruggen, A.C. van. (1974). Streptaxidae (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Pulmonata) from Palawan, Philippine Islands. Proceedings of the Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen, Series C, 77(3): 272–282
*
Bruggen A. C van (1975). "New data on ''Cylindrella cumingiana'' Pfeiffer, 1845, type species of the genus ''Diaphera'' Albers, 1850 (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Pulmonata: Streptaxidae)". ''Proceedings of the Koninklÿke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen, Amsterdam series C'' 78: 167–171.
* Vermeulen J. J. (1990). "Notes on the non marine mollusks of the island of Borneo 1. The genus ''Diaphera'' (Gastropoda: Pulmonata: Streptaxidae)". ''Basteria'' 54: 159–165.
* Bank, R. A. (2017). Classification of the Recent terrestrial Gastropoda of the World. Last update: July 16th, 2017
External links
Albers, J. C. (1850). Die Heliceen nach natürlicher Verwandtschaft systematisch geordnet. Berlin: Enslin. 262 ppAlbers, J. C.; Martens, E. von. (1860). Die Heliceen nach natürlicher Verwandtschaft systematisch geordnet von Joh. Christ. Albers. Ed. 2. Pp. i-xviii, 1-359. Leipzig: EngelmanPáll-Gergely, B., Hunyadi, A., Grego, J., Sajan, S., Tripathy, B. & Chen, Z.-Y. [Zheyu (2020). A review of the Diapheridae (Gastropoda: Eupulmonata: Streptaxoidea), with special emphasis on India and Myanmar. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology. 68: 682–718]
External links
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Diapheridae
{{Diapheridae-stub