''Opisthosiphon'' is a genus of

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 with an operculum, terrestrial

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 Pomatiidae."Mollusca"
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Description

The genus ''Opisthosiphon'' has been described by American malacologist William Healey Dall in 1905. Dall's

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reads as follows:

Species

Species within the genus ''Opisthosiphon'' include: * ''

Opisthosiphon aguilerianum ''Opisthosiphon'' is a genus of land snails with an operculum, terrestrial gastropod mollusks in the family Pomatiidae. * ''

Opisthosiphon alleni ''Opisthosiphon'' is a genus of land snails with an operculum, terrestrial gastropod mollusks in the family Pomatiidae.Opisthosiphon andrewsi ''Opisthosiphon'' is a genus of land snails with an operculum, terrestrial gastropod mollusks in the family Pomatiidae. * ''

Opisthosiphon androsensis ''Opisthosiphon'' is a genus of land snails with an operculum, terrestrial gastropod mollusks in the family Pomatiidae.Opisthosiphon apertum ''Opisthosiphon'' is a genus of land snails with an operculum, terrestrial gastropod mollusks in the family Pomatiidae. * ''

Opisthosiphon bacillum ''Opisthosiphon'' is a genus of land snails with an operculum, terrestrial gastropod mollusks in the family Pomatiidae. * ''

Opisthosiphon bahamense ''Opisthosiphon'' is a genus of land snails with an operculum, terrestrial gastropod mollusks in the family Pomatiidae. * ''

Opisthosiphon banaoense ''Opisthosiphon'' is a genus of land snails with an operculum, terrestrial gastropod mollusks in the family Pomatiidae. * ''

Opisthosiphon bermudezi ''Opisthosiphon'' is a genus of land snails with an operculum, terrestrial gastropod mollusks in the family Pomatiidae. * ''

Opisthosiphon berryi ''Opisthosiphon'' is a genus of land snails with an operculum, terrestrial gastropod mollusks in the family Pomatiidae. * '' Opisthosiphon bioscai'' Torre & Henderson, 1920 * '' Opisthosiphon caguanense'' Torre & Bartsch, 1941 * ''

Opisthosiphon caroli ''Opisthosiphon'' is a genus of land snails with an operculum, terrestrial gastropod mollusks in the family Pomatiidae. * ''

Opisthosiphon claudens ''Opisthosiphon'' is a genus of land snails with an operculum, terrestrial gastropod mollusks in the family Pomatiidae. * '' Opisthosiphon cucullatum'' Torre & Bartsch, 1941 * ''

Opisthosiphon cunaguae ''Opisthosiphon'' is a genus of land snails with an operculum, terrestrial gastropod mollusks in the family Pomatiidae. * ''

Opisthosiphon detectum ''Opisthosiphon'' is a genus of land snails with an operculum, terrestrial gastropod mollusks in the family Pomatiidae. * ''

Opisthosiphon deviatum ''Opisthosiphon'' is a genus of land snails with an operculum, terrestrial gastropod mollusks in the family Pomatiidae. * '' Opisthosiphon echinatum'' (Gundlach in Pfeiffer, 1857) * '' Opisthosiphon evanidum'' Torre & Henderson, 1921 * ''

Opisthosiphon greenfieldi ''Opisthosiphon'' is a genus of land snails with an operculum, terrestrial gastropod mollusks in the family Pomatiidae. * ''

Opisthosiphon guanajaense ''Opisthosiphon'' is a genus of land snails with an operculum, terrestrial gastropod mollusks in the family Pomatiidae. * ''

Opisthosiphon insularum ''Opisthosiphon'' is a genus of land snails with an operculum, terrestrial gastropod mollusks in the family Pomatiidae. * '' Opisthosiphon judasense'' Torre & Henderson, 1920 * ''

Opisthosiphon lamellosum ''Opisthosiphon'' is a genus of land snails with an operculum, terrestrial gastropod mollusks in the family Pomatiidae. * ''

Opisthosiphon litorale ''Opisthosiphon'' is a genus of land snails with an Operculum (gastropod), operculum, terrestrial animal, terrestrial gastropod mollusks in the family Pomatiidae.

'' Torre & Bartsch, 1941 * ''

Opisthosiphon manatiense ''Opisthosiphon'' is a genus of land snails with an operculum, terrestrial gastropod mollusks in the family Pomatiidae. * ''

Opisthosiphon mayori ''Opisthosiphon'' is a genus of land snails with an operculum, terrestrial gastropod mollusks in the family Pomatiidae.Opisthosiphon millsi ''Opisthosiphon'' is a genus of land snails with an operculum, terrestrial gastropod mollusks in the family Pomatiidae.Opisthosiphon moreletianum ''Opisthosiphon'' is a genus of land snails with an operculum, terrestrial gastropod mollusks in the family Pomatiidae. * ''

Opisthosiphon nicholasi ''Opisthosiphon'' is a genus of land snails with an operculum, terrestrial gastropod mollusks in the family Pomatiidae.Opisthosiphon obtectum ''Opisthosiphon'' is a genus of land snails with an operculum, terrestrial gastropod mollusks in the family Pomatiidae. * ''

Opisthosiphon obturatum ''Opisthosiphon'' is a genus of land snails with an operculum, terrestrial gastropod mollusks in the family Pomatiidae. * '' Opisthosiphon palmeri'' Torre & Bartsch, 1941 * ''

Opisthosiphon paredonense ''Opisthosiphon'' is a genus of land snails with an operculum, terrestrial gastropod mollusks in the family Pomatiidae. * ''

Opisthosiphon plateroense ''Opisthosiphon'' is a genus of land snails with an operculum, terrestrial gastropod mollusks in the family Pomatiidae. * ''

Opisthosiphon plicatum ''Opisthosiphon'' is a genus of land snails with an operculum, terrestrial gastropod mollusks in the family Pomatiidae. * ''

Opisthosiphon poeyi ''Opisthosiphon'' is a genus of land snails with an operculum, terrestrial gastropod mollusks in the family Pomatiidae. * ''

Opisthosiphon prominulum ''Opisthosiphon'' is a genus of land snails with an operculum, terrestrial gastropod mollusks in the family Pomatiidae. * ''

Opisthosiphon protactum ''Opisthosiphon'' is a genus of land snails with an operculum, terrestrial gastropod mollusks in the family Pomatiidae. * ''

Opisthosiphon pupoides ''Opisthosiphon'' is a genus of land snails with an operculum, terrestrial gastropod mollusks in the family Pomatiidae. * ''

Opisthosiphon quesadai ''Opisthosiphon'' is a genus of land snails with an operculum, terrestrial gastropod mollusks in the family Pomatiidae. * ''

Opisthosiphon quinti ''Opisthosiphon'' is a genus of land snails with an operculum, terrestrial gastropod mollusks in the family Pomatiidae. * '' Opisthosiphon sabinalense'' Sánchez Roig, 1949 * ''

Opisthosiphon sainzi ''Opisthosiphon'' is a genus of land snails with an operculum, terrestrial gastropod mollusks in the family Pomatiidae. * '' Opisthosiphon salustii'' Torre & Henderson, 1920 * '' Opisthosiphon sanchezi'' Torre & Bartsch, 1941 * ''

Opisthosiphon sculptum ''Opisthosiphon'' is a genus of land snails with an operculum, terrestrial gastropod mollusks in the family Pomatiidae. * ''

Opisthosiphon sosai ''Opisthosiphon'' is a genus of land snails with an operculum, terrestrial gastropod mollusks in the family Pomatiidae. * '' Opisthosiphon subobtectum'' Torre & Bartsch, 1941 * ''

Opisthosiphon subobturatum ''Opisthosiphon'' is a genus of land snails with an operculum, terrestrial gastropod mollusks in the family Pomatiidae. * ''

Opisthosiphon tersum ''Opisthosiphon'' is a genus of land snails with an operculum, terrestrial gastropod mollusks in the family Pomatiidae. * ''

Opisthosiphon thesaurus ''Opisthosiphon'' is a genus of land snails with an operculum, terrestrial gastropod mollusks in the family Pomatiidae.Opisthosiphon torrei ''Opisthosiphon'' is a genus of land snails with an operculum, terrestrial gastropod mollusks in the family Pomatiidae. * ''

Opisthosiphon turiguanoense ''Opisthosiphon'' is a genus of land snails with an operculum, terrestrial gastropod mollusks in the family Pomatiidae. * '' Opistosiphon conicus'' Aguayo & Sánchez Roig, 1949

References

This article incorporates public domain text from the reference * Dall, W.H. (1905). An arrangement of the American Cyclostomatidae, with a revision of the nomenclature. Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London, 6(4): 208-210. * Bank, R. A. (2017). Classification of the Recent terrestrial Gastropoda of the World. Last update: July 16th, 2017. Pomatiidae Taxa named by William Healey Dall {{Pomatiidae-stub