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clam erroneously named ''Oxyloma'' by Gardner and Campbell in 2002 is now known as '' Oxyeurax. ''Oxyloma'' is a

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of air-breathing

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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 ...

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s in the

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, the ambersnails.

Species

The genus ''Oxyloma'' includes the following

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Oxyloma decampi :''The Jurassic Astartidae clam erroneously named ''Oxyloma'' by Gardner and Campbell in 2002 is now known as '' Oxyeurax. ''Oxyloma'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Succineidae ...

'' - Marshall ambersnail *''

Oxyloma deprimidum :''The Jurassic Astartidae clam erroneously named ''Oxyloma'' by Gardner and Campbell in 2002 is now known as '' Oxyeurax. ''Oxyloma'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Succineidae, th ...

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Oxyloma elegans ''Oxyloma elegans'' is a species of small European land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk belonging to the family Succineidae, the amber snails. Description The shell usually has fewer than 3 whorls. The body whorl is very la ...

'' ( Risso, 1826) *''

Oxyloma effusum :''The Jurassic Astartidae clam erroneously named ''Oxyloma'' by Gardner and Campbell in 2002 is now known as '' Oxyeurax. ''Oxyloma'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Succineidae ...

'' - coastal plain ambersnail *''

Oxyloma groenlandicum :''The Jurassic Astartidae clam erroneously named ''Oxyloma'' by Gardner and Campbell in 2002 is now known as '' Oxyeurax. ''Oxyloma'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Succineidae ...

'' - ruddy ambersnail *''

Oxyloma hawkinsi :''The Jurassic Astartidae clam erroneously named ''Oxyloma'' by Gardner and Campbell in 2002 is now known as '' Oxyeurax. ''Oxyloma'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Succineidae ...

'' - boundary ambersnail *''

Oxyloma haydeni ''Oxyloma haydeni'' is a species of small, air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Succineidae Succineidae are a family of small to medium-sized, air-breathing land snails (and slugs), terrestrial pulm ...

'' (W. G. Binney, 1858) **''

Oxyloma haydeni haydeni ''Oxyloma haydeni haydeni'', common name the Niobrara ambersnail, is a subspecies of small, air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Succineidae, the amber snails. The Kanab ambersnail is often reg ...

'' (W. G. Binney, 1858) - Niobrara ambersnail **''

Oxyloma haydeni kanabense :''The Jurassic Astartidae clam erroneously named ''Oxyloma'' by Gardner and Campbell in 2002 is now known as '' Oxyeurax. ''Oxyloma'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Succineidae ...

'' (Pilsbry, 1948) - Kanab ambersnail *''

Oxyloma missoula :''The Jurassic Astartidae clam erroneously named ''Oxyloma'' by Gardner and Campbell in 2002 is now known as '' Oxyeurax. ''Oxyloma'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Succineidae ...

'' Hubricht, 1982 - ninepipes ambersnail *''

Oxyloma nuttallianum :''The Jurassic Astartidae clam erroneously named ''Oxyloma'' by Gardner and Campbell in 2002 is now known as '' Oxyeurax. ''Oxyloma'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Succineidae ...

'' - oblique ambersnail * ''

Oxyloma patentissima ''Oxyloma patentissima'' is a species of land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Succineidae, the amber snails. van Bruggen A. C. & Appleton C. C. (1977). "Studies on the ecology and systematics of the terrestrial moll ...

'' (Pfeiffer, 1853) van Bruggen A. C. & Appleton C. C. (1977). "Studies on the ecology and systematics of the terrestrial molluscs of the lake

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area of Zululand, South Africa". '' Zoologische Verhandelingen'' 154: 3-48. page 21-23
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*'' Oxyloma peoriense'' - depressed ambersnail *'' Oxyloma retusum'' (Lea, 1834) - blunt ambersnail * ''

Oxyloma sarsii ''Oxyloma sarsii'' is a species of small European land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk belonging to the family Succineidae, the amber snails. Description Only reliably separated from the very similar '' Oxyloma elegans'' by ...

'' (Esmark & Hoyer, 1886) *'' Oxyloma salleanum'' - Louisiana ambersnail *'' Oxyloma sillimani'' - Humboldt ambersnail *'' Oxyloma subeffusum'' - Chesapeake ambersnail *'' Oxyloma verrilli'' - maritime ambersnail

Conservation status

The only ''Oxyloma'' species or subspecies listed in the

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of 2006 is the Kanab ambersnail (''Oxyloma haydeni kanabense''), which is critically endangered. No others have been assessed by the IUCN. The Niobrara ambersnail (''Oxyloma haydeni haydeni'') is listed as a "Wyoming Species of Greatest Conservation Need" by the

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References

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