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''Euplecta'' is a genus of air-breathing
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s in the family Ariophantidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Euplecta C. Semper, 1870. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=995739 on 2020-11-16 These snails are restricted to
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Species

* '' Euplecta acalles'' (Pfeiffer, 1857) * ''
Euplecta acuducta ''Euplecta'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the family Ariophantidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Euplecta C. Semper, 1870. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: ht ...
'' (Benson, 1850) * '' Euplecta albizonata'' (Dohrn, 1858) * '' Euplecta apicata'' (Blanford, 1870) * '' Euplecta baconi'' (Benson, 1850) * ''
Euplecta binoyaensis ''Euplecta'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the family Ariophantidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Euplecta C. Semper, 1870. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at ...
'' Godwin-Austen, 1899 * '' Euplecta cacuminifera'' (Benson, 1850) * ''
Euplecta colletti ''Euplecta'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the family Ariophantidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Euplecta C. Semper, 1870. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at ...
'' (E.R. Sykes, 1897) * ''
Euplecta concavospira ''Euplecta'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the family Ariophantidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Euplecta C. Semper, 1870. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at ...
'' (L. Pfeiffer, 1854) * ''
Euplecta eastlakeana ''Euplecta'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the family Ariophantidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Euplecta C. Semper, 1870. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at ...
'' (O.F. von Möllendorff, 1883) * ''
Euplecta emiliana ''Euplecta'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the family Ariophantidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Euplecta C. Semper, 1870. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at ...
'' (L. Pfeiffer, 1852) * '' Euplecta fluctuosa'' Blanford, 1901 * '' Euplecta foveolata'' Preston, 1909 * '' Euplecta gardneri'' (L. Pfeiffer, 1846) * '' Euplecta granulifera'' Blanford, 1901 * ''Euplecta herosae'' Thach & F. Huber, 2018: synonym of ''
Trichochloritis fouresi ''Trichochloritis'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Camaeninae of the family Camaenidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Trichochloritis Pilsbry, 1891. Accessed through ...
'' (Morlet, 1886) (junior synonym) * ''Euplecta huberi'' Thach, 2018: synonym of ''
Ganesella emma ''Ganesella'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Camaeninae of the family Camaenidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Ganesella W. T. Blanford, 1863. Accessed through: Worl ...
'' (L. Pfeiffer, 1863) (junior synonym) * ''Euplecta hueae'' Thach & F. Huber, 2018: synonym of ''
Ganesella rostrella ''Ganesella'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Camaeninae of the family Camaenidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Ganesella W. T. Blanford, 1863. Accessed through: Worl ...
'' (L. Pfeiffer, 1863) (junior synonym) * '' Euplecta hyphasma'' (L. Pfeiffer, 1853) * '' Euplecta imperforata'' Schepman, 1918 * '' Euplecta indica'' (L. Pfeiffer, 1846) * ''
Euplecta isabellina ''Euplecta'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the family Ariophantidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Euplecta C. Semper, 1870. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at ...
'' (L. Pfeiffer, 1854) * '' Euplecta laevis'' W.T. Blanford, 1901 * '' Euplecta lankaensis'' H.B. Preston, 1909 * ''
Euplecta layardi ''Euplecta'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the family Ariophantidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Euplecta C. Semper, 1870. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: ...
'' (L. Pfeiffer, 1851) * ''
Euplecta mucosa ''Euplecta'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the family Ariophantidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Euplecta C. Semper, 1870. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: ht ...
'' (W. T. Blanford & H. F. Blanford, 1861) * '' Euplecta mucronifera'' Blanford, 1901 * '' Euplecta neglecta'' (L. Pfeiffer, 1854) * '' Euplecta oribates'' Blanford, 1901 * '' Euplecta partita'' (L. Pfeiffer, 1854) * '' Euplecta phidias'' (S.C.T. Hanley & W. Theobald, 1876) * ''
Euplecta pingoungensis ''Euplecta'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the family Ariophantidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Euplecta C. Semper, 1870. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: ht ...
'' Godwin-Austen, 1888 * ''
Euplecta prestoni ''Euplecta'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the family Ariophantidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Euplecta C. Semper, 1870. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: ...
'' (H.H. Godwin-Austen, 1897) * '' Euplecta pulchella'' Blanford, 1905 * ''
Euplecta rosamonda ''Euplecta'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the family Ariophantidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Euplecta C. Semper, 1870. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: ...
'' (W.H. Benson, 1860) * ''
Euplecta schneideriana ''Euplecta'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the family Ariophantidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Euplecta C. Semper, 1870. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: ht ...
'' I. Rensch, 1930 * '' Euplecta scobinoides'' E.R. Sykes, 1897 * '' Euplecta semidecussata'' (L. Pfeiffer, 1853) * '' Euplecta subcastor'' (Beddome, 1891) * '' Euplecta subdecussata'' (Pfeiffer, 1857) * '' Euplecta subopaca'' (L. Pfeiffer, 1853) * '' Euplecta travancorica'' (Benson, 1865) * '' Euplecta trimeni'' (F.P. Jousseaume, 1894) * '' Euplecta tripilaris'' (Gredler, 1890) * '' Euplecta turritella'' (C.B. Adams, 1869) * '' Euplecta verrucula'' (L. Pfeiffer, 1855) However, Worldwide Mollusc Species Database described (WMSD) * '' Euplecta adulta'' (A.R.J.B. Bavay, 1908) * ''
Euplecta aylvaus ''Euplecta'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the family Ariophantidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Euplecta C. Semper, 1870. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: ...
'' W.L.H. Dohrn * ''
Euplecta biserialis ''Euplecta'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the family Ariophantidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Euplecta C. Semper, 1870. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: ...
'' Unknown *''
Euplecta divisa ''Euplecta'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the family Ariophantidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Euplecta C. Semper, 1870. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: ht ...
'' (E. Forbes, 1851) * ''
Euplecta haematina ''Euplecta'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the family Ariophantidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Euplecta C. Semper, 1870. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: ...
'' (O.F. von Möllendorff) * '' Euplecta inclinata'' (L. Pfeiffer, 1864) * ''
Euplecta juvenis ''Euplecta'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the family Ariophantidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Euplecta C. Semper, 1870. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: ...
'' (E.A. Smith) * ''
Euplecta minor ''Euplecta'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the family Ariophantidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Euplecta C. Semper, 1870. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: ht ...
'' (C. Hedley, 1891) * '' Euplecta rathouisii'' (P.M. Heude, 1880) * '' Euplecta rosseliana'' (E.A. Smith, 1889) * '' Euplecta woodlarkensis'' (C. Hedley, 1891)


References

* Bank, R. A. (2017). Classification of the Recent terrestrial Gastropoda of the World. Last update: July 16, 2017


External links


Semper, C. (1870-1885). Reisen im Archipel der Philippinen, Theil 2. Wissenschaftliche Resultate. Band 3, Landmollusken. Wiesbaden: Kreidel. [1-80, pls 1-7 (1870); 81-128 (1873); 129-168 (1874); 169-224 (1877); 225-264, pls 19–20, 22–23 (1880); 265–290, pl. 21 (1882); 291-327, pls 24–27 (1885)] (publication dates after Zool. Record)
{{Taxonbar, from=Q21226012 Gastropod genera