''Ellobium'' is a

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of medium-sized, air-breathing, saltmarsh

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s, terrestrial

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s in the family Ellobiidae.Bouchet, P. (2014). Ellobium Röding, 1798. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=206412 on 2014-06-10 ''Ellobium'' is the type genus of the family Ellobiidae. Ellobium pyramidale-2

Species

Species within the genus ''Ellobium'' include: * '' Ellobium abollenense'' (Fontannes, 1877) † * '' Ellobium aurisjudae'' (Linnaeus, 1758) * ''

Ellobium aurismidae ''Ellobium aurismidae'', common name Midas's ear shell, is a species of medium-sized, air-breathing, saltmarsh snails, terrestrial animal, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Ellobiidae. Distribution This species can be found ...

'' (Linnaeus, 1758) * '' Ellobium boriesi'' (Plaziat, 1970) † * '' Ellobium chinense'' (Pfeiffer, 1864) * '' Ellobium citharellaeforme'' Wenz, 1922 † * '' Ellobium dominicense'' (Férussac, 1821) * ''

Ellobium gangeticum ''Ellobium'' is a genus of medium-sized, air-breathing, saltmarsh snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Ellobiidae.Bouchet, P. (2014). Ellobium Röding, 1798. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://w ...

'' (L. Pfeiffer, 1855) * '' Ellobium gaziense'' (Preston, 1913) * '' Ellobium grateloupi'' (Tournouër, 1871) † * ''

Ellobium hanleyanum ''Ellobium'' is a genus of medium-sized, air-breathing, saltmarsh snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Ellobiidae.Bouchet, P. (2014). Ellobium Röding, 1798. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://w ...

'' (Gassies, 1869) * ''

Ellobium heberti ''Ellobium'' is a genus of medium-sized, air-breathing, saltmarsh snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Ellobiidae.Bouchet, P. (2014). Ellobium Röding, 1798. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://w ...

'' (Vasseur, 1881) † * ''

Ellobium incrassatum ''Ellobium'' is a genus of medium-sized, air-breathing, saltmarsh snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Ellobiidae.Bouchet, P. (2014). Ellobium Röding, 1798. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://w ...

'' (H. Adams & A. Adams, 1854) * ''

Ellobium koerti ''Ellobium'' is a genus of medium-sized, air-breathing, saltmarsh snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Ellobiidae.Bouchet, P. (2014). Ellobium Röding, 1798. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://w ...

'' Huckriede, 1967 † * ''

Ellobium lorteti ''Ellobium'' is a genus of medium-sized, air-breathing, saltmarsh snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Ellobiidae.Bouchet, P. (2014). Ellobium Röding, 1798. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://w ...

'' (Fontannes, 1876) † * ''

Ellobium namneticum ''Ellobium'' is a genus of medium-sized, air-breathing, saltmarsh snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Ellobiidae.Bouchet, P. (2014). Ellobium Röding, 1798. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://w ...

'' (Vasseur, 1881) † * ''

Ellobium oblongum ''Ellobium'' is a genus of medium-sized, air-breathing, saltmarsh snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Ellobiidae.Bouchet, P. (2014). Ellobium Röding, 1798. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://w ...

'' (Deshayes, 1830) † * ''

Ellobium olivaeforme ''Ellobium'' is a genus of medium-sized, air-breathing, saltmarsh snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Ellobiidae.Bouchet, P. (2014). Ellobium Röding, 1798. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://w ...

'' (Briart & Cornet, 1887) † * ''

Ellobium pontileviense ''Ellobium'' is a genus of medium-sized, air-breathing, saltmarsh snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Ellobiidae.Bouchet, P. (2014). Ellobium Röding, 1798. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://w ...

'' (de Morgan, 1917) † * ''

Ellobium pyramidale ''Ellobium pyramidale'' is a species of small, air-breathing, saltmarsh snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Ellobiidae Ellobiidae, common name the hollow-shelled snails, is a family of small air-breathing land snai ...

'' Sowerby, 1822 * ''

Ellobium requienii ''Ellobium'' is a genus of medium-sized, air-breathing, saltmarsh snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Ellobiidae.Bouchet, P. (2014). Ellobium Röding, 1798. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://w ...

'' (Matheron, 1843) † * ''

Ellobium roberti ''Ellobium'' is a genus of medium-sized, air-breathing, saltmarsh snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Ellobiidae.Bouchet, P. (2014). Ellobium Röding, 1798. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://w ...

'' (de Morgan, 1917) † * '' Ellobium scheepmakeri'' (Petit de la Saussaye, 1850) * '' Ellobium scotinum'' (Cossmann, 1902) † * '' Ellobium semisculptum'' H. Adams & A. Adams, 1854 * '' Ellobium simplex'' (Cossmann, 1895) † (taxon inquirendum) * '' Ellobium stagnale'' (d'Orbigny, 1835) * '' Ellobium strangulatum'' (de Morgan, 1917) † * '' Ellobium subjudae'' (A. d'Orbigny, 1852) † * '' Ellobium subnodosum'' (Metcalfe, 1851) * '' Ellobium tornatelliforme'' (Petit de la Saussaye, 1843) * '' Ellobium vicentinum'' (Fuchs, 1870) † ;Species brought into synonymy: * ''Ellobium australe'' Röding, 1798: synonym of ''

Placostylus fibratus ''Placostylus fibratus'' is a species of large air-breathing land snail, a pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Bothriembryontidae. This species is endemic to New Caledonia. ;Subspecies: * ''Placostylus fibratus alexander'' (Crosse, 1855) * ...

'' (Martyn, 1784) * ''Ellobium barbadense'' Röding, 1798: synonym of '' Melampus coffea'' (Linnaeus, 1758) * ''Ellobium dactylus'' (Pfeiffer, 1854): synonym of '' Ellobium aurisjudae'' (Linnaeus, 1758) * ''Ellobium durlstonense'' Arkell, 1941 †: synonym of '' Juramarinula durlstonensis'' (Arkell, 1941) † (new combination) * ''Ellobium gangetica'' ic synonym of ''

'' (L. Pfeiffer, 1855) * ''Ellobium grande'' (Briart & Cornet, 1887) †: synonym of '' Semiauricula grandis'' (Briart & Cornet, 1887) † (new combination) * ''Ellobium labrosum'' Röding, 1798: synonym of '' Ellobium aurisjudae'' (Linnaeus, 1758) * ''Ellobium midae'' Röding, 1798: synonym of ''

'' (Linnaeus, 1758) * ''Ellobium oparicum'' H. Adams & A. Adams, 1854: synonym of '' Auriculastra oparica'' (H. Adams & A. Adams, 1854) (original combination) * ''Ellobium semiplicatum'' H. Adams & A. Adams, 1854: synonym of '' Auriculastra semiplicata'' (H. Adams & A. Adams, 1854) (original combination) * ''Ellobium subtile'' Röding, 1798: synonym of '' Ellobium aurisjudae'' (Linnaeus, 1758)

References

* Raven H. & Vermeulen J.J. (2007). Notes on molluscs from NW Borneo and Singapore. 2. A synopsis of the Ellobiidae (Gastropoda, Pulmonata). Vita Malacologica. 4: 29-62

External links

Lamarck, J.B.M. (1799). Prodrome d'une nouvelle classification des coquilles, comprenant une rédaction appropriée des caractères géneriques, et l'établissement d'un grand nombre de genres nouveaux. Mémoires de la Société d'Histoire Naturelle de Paris. 1: 63-91.

Martins, A. M. de F. (1996) ''Anatomy and systematics of the Western Atlantic Ellobiidae (Gastropoda: Pulmonata)''. Malacologia 37: 163-332

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