''Neohelix'' is a
genus
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(or a subgenus under ''
Triodopsis
''Triodopsis'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Polygyridae.
Species
The following species are recognised in the genus ''Triodopsis'':
*'' Triodopsis alabamensis''
*'' Triodopsis a ...
'') of air-breathing
land snail
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s,
terrestrial pulmonate
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gastropod
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This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. T ...
mollusk
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s in the family
Polygyridae
Polygyridae is a family of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Helicoidea. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Polygyridae Pilsbry, 1895. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species a ...
.
The shells of ''Neohelix'' are not distinguishable from those of the genus ''
Mesodon
''Mesodon'' is a genus of land snails in the family Polygyridae.
Species
Species within the genus ''Mesodon'' include:ITIS''Mesodon'' accessed 1 November 2008.
* '' Mesodon altivagus'' (Pilsbry, 1900) – wandering globe
* '' Mesodon andre ...
'', but the reproductive anatomy of the two groups of snails is different.
[Pilsbry H. A. (1940). "Land Mollusca of North America (North of Mexico)". ''Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia'', Monograph 3, vol. 1(2): 834.]
Species
Species within the genus ''Neohelix'' include:
* ''
Neohelix albolabris''
* ''
Neohelix dentifera
''Neohelix dentifera'' is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Polygyridae
Polygyridae is a family of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superf ...
''
* ''
Neohelix divesta''
* ''
Neohelix multilineata''
* ''
Neohelix major''
* ''
Neohelix solemi''
* ''
Neohelix alleni
''Neohelix'' is a genus (or a subgenus under ''Triodopsis'') of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Polygyridae.
The shells of ''Neohelix'' are not distinguishable from those of the genus ''Mesodon ...
''
References
Polygyridae
Taxa named by Hermann von Ihering
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