''Ditropopsis'' is a
genus
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of small
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 with a
gill
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and an
operculum,
terrestrial 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
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s in the family
Cyclophoridae.
Distribution
Distribution of the genus ''Ditropopsis'' include
New Guinea
New Guinea (; Hiri Motu
Hiri Motu, also known as Police Motu, Pidgin Motu, or just Hiri, is a language of Papua New Guinea, which is spoken in surrounding areas of Port Moresby (Capital of Papua New Guinea).
It is a simplified version of ...
.
[Greke K. (2011). "Species of ''Ditropopsis'' E.A.Smith, 1897 (Architaenioglossa: Cyclophoridae) from the Papuan region". pp. 69-76. In: Telnov D. ''Biodiversity, Biogeography and Nature Conservation in Wallacea and New Guinea. Volume I.'', The Entomological Society of Latvia, Riga, 526 pp.]
Species
Species within the genus ''Ditropopsis'' include:
* ''
Ditropopsis fultoni'' E. A. Smith, 1897
* ''
Ditropopsis papuana'' E. A. Smith, 1897
References
Cyclophoridae
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