''Mastus'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
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
Terrestrial refers to things related to land or the planet Earth.
Terrestrial may also refer to:
* Terrestrial animal, an animal that lives on land opposed to living in water, or sometimes an animal that lives on or near the ground, as opposed to ...
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 ...
mollusk
Mollusca is the second-largest phylum of invertebrate animals after the Arthropoda, the members of which are known as molluscs or mollusks (). Around 85,000 extant species of molluscs are recognized. The number of fossil species is e ...
s in the family
Enidae
Enidae is a family of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks. MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Enidae B. B. Woodward, 1903 (1880). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies ...
.
Species
Species:
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Mastus abundans''
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Mastus alpicola''
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Mastus amenazada
''Mastus'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Enidae.
Species
Species:
*'' Mastus abundans''
*'' Mastus alpicola''
*'' Mastus amenazada''
*'' Mastus anatolicus''
*'' Mastus athensi ...
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Mastus anatolicus''
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Mastus athensis''
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Mastus bielzi''
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Mastus butoti''
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Mastus carneolus''
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Mastus caucasica
''Mastus'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Enidae.
Species
Species:
*'' Mastus abundans''
*'' Mastus alpicola''
*'' Mastus amenazada''
*'' Mastus anatolicus''
*'' Mastus athe ...
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Mastus claudia''
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Mastus cretensis
''Mastus'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Enidae.
Species
Species:
*'' Mastus abundans''
*'' Mastus alpicola''
*'' Mastus amenazada''
*'' Mastus anatolicus''
*'' Mastus athe ...
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Mastus dirphicus''
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Mastus emarginatus''
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Mastus etuberculatus
''Mastus'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Enidae.
Species
Species:
*'' Mastus abundans''
*'' Mastus alpicola''
*'' Mastus amenazada''
*'' Mastus anatolicus''
*'' Mastus athe ...
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Mastus gittenbergeri
''Mastus'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Enidae.
Species
Species:
*'' Mastus abundans''
*'' Mastus alpicola''
*'' Mastus amenazada''
*'' Mastus anatolicus''
*'' Mastus athe ...
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Mastus grandis
''Mastus'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Enidae.
Species
Species:
*'' Mastus abundans''
*'' Mastus alpicola''
*'' Mastus amenazada''
*'' Mastus anatolicus''
*'' Mastus athe ...
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Mastus hemmeni
''Mastus'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Enidae.
Species
Species:
*'' Mastus abundans''
*'' Mastus alpicola''
*'' Mastus amenazada''
*'' Mastus anatolicus''
*'' Mastus athe ...
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Mastus ierapetranus
''Mastus'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Enidae.
Species
Species:
*'' Mastus abundans''
*'' Mastus alpicola''
*'' Mastus amenazada''
*'' Mastus anatolicus''
*'' Mastus athe ...
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Mastus itanosensis
''Mastus'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Enidae.
Species
Species:
*'' Mastus abundans''
*'' Mastus alpicola''
*'' Mastus amenazada''
*'' Mastus anatolicus''
*'' Mastus athe ...
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Mastus oligogyrus
''Mastus'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Enidae.
Species
Species:
*'' Mastus abundans''
*'' Mastus alpicola''
*'' Mastus amenazada''
*'' Mastus anatolicus''
*'' Mastus athe ...
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Mastus olivaceus
''Mastus'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Enidae.
Species
Species:
*'' Mastus abundans''
*'' Mastus alpicola''
*'' Mastus amenazada''
*'' Mastus anatolicus''
*'' Mastus athe ...
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Mastus procax
''Mastus'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Enidae.
Species
Species:
*'' Mastus abundans''
*'' Mastus alpicola''
*'' Mastus amenazada''
*'' Mastus anatolicus''
*'' Mastus athe ...
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Mastus pupa
''Mastus'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Enidae.
Species
Species:
*'' Mastus abundans''
*'' Mastus alpicola''
*'' Mastus amenazada''
*'' Mastus anatolicus''
*'' Mastus athe ...
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Mastus pusio''
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Mastus riedeli''
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Mastus rossmaessleri''
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Mastus sitiensis''
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Mastus sphakiotus''
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Mastus subaii''
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Mastus transsylvanicus
''Mastus'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Enidae.
Species
Species:
*'' Mastus abundans''
*'' Mastus alpicola''
*'' Mastus amenazada''
*'' Mastus anatolicus''
*'' Mastus athensi ...
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Mastus unius
''Mastus'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Enidae.
Species
Species:
*'' Mastus abundans''
*'' Mastus alpicola''
*'' Mastus amenazada''
*'' Mastus anatolicus''
*'' Mastus athensi ...
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Mastus venerabilis''
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Mastus violaceus''
References
Further reading
* Parmakelis A., Spanos E., Papagiannakis G., Louis C. & Mylonas M. (2003). "Mitochondrial DNA phylogeny and morphological diversity in the genus ''Mastus'' (Beck, 1837): a study in a recent (Holocene) island group (Koufonisi, south-east Crete)". ''
Biological Journal of the Linnean Society
The ''Biological Journal of the Linnean Society'' is a direct descendant of the oldest biological journal in the world, the ''Transactions of the Linnean Society''. It succeeded the earlier title in 1969. The journal specializes in evolution, and ...
'' 78(3): 383-399.
External links
Animal Base info
Enidae
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