''Dryptus'' is a

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of air-breathing

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s, terrestrial

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s in the family Amphibulimidae.Breure A. S. H. & Ablett J. D. (2011) "Annotated type catalogue of the Amphibulimidae (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Orthalicoidea) in the Natural History Museum, London". ''

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Distribution

Distribution of the genus ''Dryptus'' include

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Species

Species within the genus ''Dryptus'' include: * '' Dryptus funckii'' (Nyst, 1843)Breure A. S. H. (2011). "Annotated type catalogue of the Orthalicoidea (Mollusca, Gastropoda) in the Royal Belgian Institute of Sciences, Brussels, with descriptions of two new species". ''

'' 101: 1-50. .Borrero F. J. & Breure A. S. H. (2011). "The Amphibulimidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Orthalicoidea) from Colombia and adjacent areas". ''

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- synonym: ''Bulimus adoptus'' Reeve, 1849 * '' Dryptus guerini'' (Pfeiffer, 1846) * '' Dryptus jubeus'' (Fulton, 1908) * '' Dryptus marmoratus'' (Dunker in Philippi, 1844) * ''

Dryptus moritzianus ''Dryptus'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Amphibulimidae.Breure A. S. H. & Ablett J. D. (2011) "Annotated type catalogue of the Amphibulimidae (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Orthalicoide ...

'' (Pfeiffer, 1847) * ''

Dryptus pardalis ''Dryptus'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Amphibulimidae.Breure A. S. H. & Ablett J. D. (2011) "Annotated type catalogue of the Amphibulimidae (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Orthalicoide ...

'' (Férussac, 1821) * ''

Dryptus stuebeli ''Dryptus'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Amphibulimidae.Breure A. S. H. & Ablett J. D. (2011) "Annotated type catalogue of the Amphibulimidae (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Orthalicoide ...

'' (Martens, 1885)

References

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