''Libera'' is a

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of air-breathing

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mollusks in the family

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. Originally the genus ''Libera'' was placed within the family

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Species

Species in the genus ''Libera'' include: Solem A. (29 October 1976) "Endodontoid land snails from Pacific Islands (Mollusca: Pulmonata: Sigmurethra). Part I. Family Endodontidae".

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/ref> * '' Libera bursatella'' (Gould, 1876) ** ''Libera bursatella bursatella'' (Gould, 1876) ** '' Libera bursatella orofenensis'' Solem, 1976 * '' Libera cookeana'' Solem, 1976 * '' Libera dubiosa'' (Ancey, 1889) * '' Libera fratercula'' (Pease, 1867) ** ''Libera fratercula fratercula'' (Pease, 1867) ** '' Libera fratercula ratotongensis'' Solem, 1976 * '' Libera garrettiana'' Solem, 1976 * '' Libera gregaria'' Garret, 1884 * '' Libera heynemanni'' (Pfeiffer, 1862) * '' Libera incognata'' Solem, 1976 * '' Libera jackquinoti'' (Pfeiffer, 1850) * '' Libera micrasoma'' Solem, 1976 * '' Libera recedens'' Garret, 1884 * '' Libera retunsa'' (Pease, 1864) * '' Libera spuria'' (Ancey, 1889) * '' Libera streptaxon'' (Reeve, 1852) * '' Libera subcavernula'' (Tryon, 1887) - extinct, the type species * '' Libera tumuloides'' (Garrett, 1872) - extinct * '' Libera umbilicata'' Solem, 1976

Shell description

The genus ''Libera'' was described by Andrew Garrett in 1881. Garrett's type description reads as follows: Hedley C. (1 September 1892) "Observations on the Charopdae. Part I." ''Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales'
7
I): 157-169. Linnean Society of New South Wales
Plate 1
2.

Life cycle

These snails lay their eggs into the umbilicus of their own shells.Heller J. (2001) Life history strategies
page 419
413-445. In: Barker G. M. (ed.) The biology of terrestrial molluscs. Cabi Publishing. .

References

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External links

* Bishop museum info

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