''Opeas'' is a genus of small, tropical, 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 family Achatinidae. ''Opeas'' is the type genus of the subfamily Opeatinae.

Species

The genus ''Opeas'' includes the following species: *''

Opeas bocourtianum ''Opeas'' is a genus of small, tropical, air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Achatinidae. ''Opeas'' is the type genus of the subfamily Opeatinae. Species The genus ''Opeas'' includes the followin ...

bocourtianum'' Crosse & Fischer, 1869 *''

pittieri'' Martens, 1898 *''

Opeas clavulinum ''Opeas'' is a genus of small, tropical, air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Achatinidae. ''Opeas'' is the type genus of the subfamily Opeatinae. Species The genus ''Opeas'' includes the followin ...

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Opeas funiculare ''Opeas'' is a genus of small, tropical, air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Achatinidae. ''Opeas'' is the type genus of the subfamily Opeatinae. Species The genus ''Opeas'' includes the followin ...

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Opeas gracile ''Opeas'' is a genus of small, tropical, air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Achatinidae. ''Opeas'' is the type genus of the subfamily Opeatinae. Species The genus ''Opeas'' includes the followin ...

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Opeas guatemalense ''Opeas'' is a genus of small, tropical, air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Achatinidae. ''Opeas'' is the type genus of the subfamily Opeatinae. Species The genus ''Opeas'' includes the followin ...

'' Strebel, 1882 * ''

Opeas hannense ''Opeas hannense'', common name the dwarf awlsnail, is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Achatinidae. Distribution Non-indigenous: * Great Britain Great Britain is an islan ...

'' (Rang, 1831) *''

Opeas pumilum ''Opeas hannense'', common name the dwarf awlsnail, is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Achatinidae. Distribution Non-indigenous: * Great Britain Great Britain is an islan ...

'' Pfeiffer, 1840 * ''

Opeas pyrgula ''Opeas'' is a genus of small, tropical, air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Achatinidae. ''Opeas'' is the type genus of the subfamily Opeatinae. Species The genus ''Opeas'' includes the followin ...

'' Schumacker & Boettger, 1891 * ''

Opeas setchuanense ''Opeas'' is a genus of small, tropical, air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Achatinidae. ''Opeas'' is the type genus of the subfamily Opeatinae. Species The genus ''Opeas'' includes the followin ...

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Opeas striatissimum ''Opeas'' is a genus of small, tropical, air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Achatinidae. ''Opeas'' is the type genus of the subfamily Opeatinae. Species The genus ''Opeas'' includes the followin ...

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Opeas utriculus ''Opeas'' is a genus of small, tropical, air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Achatinidae. ''Opeas'' is the type genus of the subfamily Opeatinae. Species The genus ''Opeas'' includes the follo ...

References

External links

* Achatinidae {{Achatinidae-stub