''Macrogastra'' is a
genus of air-breathing
land snail
A land snail is any of the numerous species of snail that live on land, as opposed to the sea snails and freshwater snails. ''Land snail'' is the common name for terrestrial gastropod mollusks that have shells (those without shells are known as ...
s,
terrestrial pulmonate
Pulmonata or pulmonates, is an informal group (previously an order, and before that a subclass) of snails and slugs characterized by the ability to breathe air, by virtue of having a pallial lung instead of a gill, or gills. The group includ ...
gastropod
The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. T ...
mollusks in the subfamily
Clausiliinae of the family
Clausiliidae, the door snails.
[MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Macrogastra W. Hartmann, 1841. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=996088 on 2020-08-25]
Like all clausiliids, the shells of the species in this genus are sinistral, or left-handed in their coiling.
Species
Species in this genus include:
"Species in genus ''Macrogastra''"
AnimalBase, accessed 21 September 2009.
* ''Macrogastra asphaltina
''Macrogastra'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Clausiliinae of the family Clausiliidae, the door snails. MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Macrogastra W. Hartmann, 1841 ...
'' (Rossmässler, 1836)
* ''Macrogastra attenuata
''Macrogastra attenuata'' is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod
The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca calle ...
'' (Rossmässler, 1835)
* ''Macrogastra badia
''Macrogastra badia'' is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Clausiliidae.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Czech Republic - in Bohemia
Bohemia ( ; cs, Čechy ; ; h ...
'' (Pfeiffer, 1828)
* ''Macrogastra borealis
''Macrogastra borealis'' is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Clausiliidae.
Distribution
The native distribution of this species is Baltic and Carpathian. Lisický M. J. (1991) ...
'' (Boettger, 1878)
* ''Macrogastra densestriata
''Macrogastra'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Clausiliinae of the family Clausiliidae, the door snails. MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Macrogastra W. Hartmann, 1841 ...
'' (Rossmässler, 1836)
* † '' Macrogastra loryi'' (Michaud, 1862)
* ''Macrogastra mellae
''Macrogastra'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Clausiliinae of the family Clausiliidae, the door snails. MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Macrogastra W. Hartmann, 1841 ...
'' (Stabile, 1864)
* † ''Macrogastra multistriata
''Macrogastra'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Clausiliinae of the family Clausiliidae, the door snails. MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Macrogastra W. Hartmann, 1841 ...
'' H. Nordsieck, 1981
* ''Macrogastra plicatula
''Macrogastra plicatula'' is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Clausiliidae, the door snails. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Macrogastra plicatula (Draparnaud, 1801). Accessed ...
'' (Draparnaud, 1801)
* ''Macrogastra portensis
''Macrogastra'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Clausiliinae of the family Clausiliidae, the door snails. MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Macrogastra W. Hartmann, 1841 ...
'' (Luso da Silva, 1872)
* † ''Macrogastra reischuetzi
''Macrogastra'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Clausiliinae of the family Clausiliidae, the door snails. MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Macrogastra W. Hartmann, 1841 ...
'' H. Nordsieck, 2014
* ''Macrogastra rolphii
''Macrogastra rolphii'', known as Rolph’s door snail, is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Clausiliidae, the door snails. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Macrogastra rolphi ...
'' (Turton, 1826)
* † ''Macrogastra schlickumi
''Macrogastra'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Clausiliinae of the family Clausiliidae, the door snails. MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Macrogastra W. Hartmann, 1841 ...
'' (H. Nordsieck, 1972)
* † ''Macrogastra sessenheimensis
''Macrogastra'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Clausiliinae of the family Clausiliidae, the door snails. MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Macrogastra W. Hartmann, 1841 ...
'' (H. Nordsieck, 1974)
* ''Macrogastra tumida
''Macrogastra tumida'' is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Clausiliidae.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Czech Republic, Ukraine
Ukraine ( uk, Україна, Ukra ...
'' (Rossmässler, 1836)
* ''Macrogastra ventricosa
''Macrogastra ventricosa'' is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Clausiliidae, the door snails. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Macrogastra ventricosa (Draparnaud, 1801). Acces ...
'' (Draparnaud, 1801) - type species
* † ''Macrogastra vindobonensis
''Macrogastra'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Clausiliinae of the family Clausiliidae, the door snails. MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Macrogastra W. Hartmann, 1841 ...
'' (Papp & Thenius, 1954)
* † '' Macrogastra voesendorfensis'' (Papp & Thenius, 1954)
References
* Luso da Silva, A. 1872. Molluscos icterrestres e fluviaes de Portugal. (Continuação). - Jornal de Sciencias Mathematicas Physicas e Naturaes 3: 257-261. Lisboa.
* Nordsieck, H. (1977). Zur Anatomie und Systematik der Clausilien, XVIII. Neue Taxa rezenter Clausilien. Archiv für Molluskenkunde, 108 (1/3): 73‑107. Frankfurt am Main
* Bank, R. A. (2017). Classification of the Recent terrestrial Gastropoda of the World. Last update: July 16th, 2017
External links
Hartmann, J.D.W. (1840-1844). Erd- und Süsswasser-Gasteropoden der Schweiz. Mit Zugabe einiger merkwürdigen exotischen Arten, i-xx, 1-36, pl. 1-2 [30-06-1840
37-116, pl. 13-36 [1841]; 117-156, pl. 37-60 [1842]; 157-204, pl. 61-72 [1843]; 205-227, pl. 73-84 [1844]. St. Gallen.]
Clausiliidae
Gastropod genera
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