''Macrogastra'' is a

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of air-breathing

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s, terrestrial

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s 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 mollusk in the family Clausiliidae, the door snails.MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Macrogastra attenuata (Rossmässler, 1835). Accessed ...

'' (Rossmässler, 1835) * '' Macrogastra badia'' (Pfeiffer, 1828) * '' Macrogastra borealis'' (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'' (Stabile, 1864) * † '' Macrogastra multistriata'' 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'' (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 {{Clausiliidae-stub