''Geostilbia'' is a

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of small air-breathing

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s, terrestrial

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s in the family

Ferussaciidae Ferussaciidae is a family of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Achatinoidea. MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Ferussaciidae Bourguignat, 1883. Accessed through: World Register of Marine ...

.Bouchet, P. (2015). Geostilbia Crosse, 1867. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=833808 on 2015-02-16

Species

The genus ''Geostilbia'' includes the following species: * ''

Geostilbia aperta ''Geostilbia'' is a genus of small air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Ferussaciidae.Bouchet, P. (2015). Geostilbia Crosse, 1867. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.mari ...

'' (Swainson, 1840) * ''

Geostilbia blandiana ''Geostilbia'' is a genus of small air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Ferussaciidae Ferussaciidae is a family of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfa ...

'' Crosse, 1886 * ''

Geostilbia comorensis ''Geostilbia'' is a genus of small air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Ferussaciidae.Bouchet, P. (2015). Geostilbia Crosse, 1867. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.mari ...

'' Morelet, 1883 * ''

Geostilbia mariei ''Geostilbia'' is a genus of small air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Ferussaciidae.Bouchet, P. (2015). Geostilbia Crosse, 1867. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.mari ...

'' Crosse, 1880 * ''

Geostilbia moellendorffi ''Geostilbia'' is a genus of small air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Ferussaciidae.Bouchet, P. (2015). Geostilbia Crosse, 1867. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.mari ...

'' Pilsbry, 1908 * ''

Geostilbia philippinensis ''Geostilbia'' is a genus of small air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Ferussaciidae.Bouchet, P. (2015). Geostilbia Crosse, 1867. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.mari ...

'' (Semper, 1874) * '' Geostilbia philippinica'' Möllendorff, 1890 * '' Geostilbia sheilae'' Groh, 2015 ;Species brought into synonymy: * ''Geostilbia caledonica'' Crosse, 1867: synonym of ''Geostilbia gundlachi'' (L. Pfeiffer, 1850) * ''Geostilbia gundlachi'' (L. Pfeiffer, 1850): synonym of ''

'' (Swainson, 1840) * ''Geostilbia stuhlmanni'' E. von Martens, 1897: synonym of '' Nothapalus stuhlmanni'' (E. von Martens, 1897) (original combination)

References

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

External links

Crosse H. (1867). Description d'un genre nouveau et de plusieurs espèces inédites provenant de la Nouvelle-Calédonie. Journal de Conchyliologie. 15(2): 177-194, pls 5, 7.
Ferussaciidae {{Ferussaciidae-stub