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Jurassic Astartidae
Astartidae is a family of bivalves related in the order Carditida.Abbott, R.T. & Morris, P.A. ''A Field Guide to Shells: Atlantic and Gulf Coasts and the West Indies.'' New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1995. 40-42.
Astartidae taxonomy
*''Astarte'' ...
clam erroneously named ''Oxyloma'' by Gardner and Campbell in 2002 is now known as ''
Oxyeurax.
''Oxyloma'' is a
genus 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 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 Succineidae
Succineidae are a family of small to medium-sized, air-breathing land snails (and slugs), terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the superfamily Succineoidea.MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Succineidae Beck, 1837. Accessed thr ...
, the ambersnails.
Species
The genus ''Oxyloma'' includes the following
species and
subspecies
In biological classification, subspecies is a rank below species, used for populations that live in different areas and vary in size, shape, or other physical characteristics (morphology), but that can successfully interbreed. Not all species ...
:
animal diversity species list
*''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 ...
''
*'' Oxyloma elegans'' ( 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'' (Pfeiffer, 1853)[ van Bruggen A. C. & Appleton C. C. (1977). "Studies on the ecology and systematics of the terrestrial molluscs of the lake Sibaya area of Zululand, South Africa". '' Zoologische Verhandelingen'' 154: 3-48. page 21-23]
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*''Oxyloma peoriense
:''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, t ...
'' - depressed ambersnail
*''Oxyloma retusum
''Oxyloma retusum'', common name the blunt ambersnail, is a species of small land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk belonging to the family Succineidae
Succineidae are a family of small to medium-sized, air-breathing land sna ...
'' (Lea, 1834) - blunt ambersnail
* '' Oxyloma sarsii'' (Esmark & Hoyer, 1886)
*''Oxyloma salleanum
:''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, t ...
'' - Louisiana ambersnail
*''Oxyloma sillimani
:''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 Succineida ...
'' - Humboldt ambersnail
*''Oxyloma subeffusum
:''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 Succineida ...
'' - Chesapeake ambersnail
*''Oxyloma verrilli
:''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, t ...
'' - maritime ambersnail
Conservation status
The only ''Oxyloma'' species or subspecies listed in the IUCN Red List 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'', 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 regarded ...
(''Oxyloma haydeni haydeni'') is listed as a "Wyoming Species of Greatest Conservation Need" by the Wyoming Game and Fish Department
The Wyoming Game and Fish Department is the State of Wyoming's state agency charged with stewardship of the state's fish, game, and wildlife resources. The department sets fish and game regulations, including issuance of hunting and fishing licen ...
.
References
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