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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 ...

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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 subfamily Pleurodontinae of the family

Pleurodontidae Pleurodontidae is a family of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Helicoidea. MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Pleurodontidae Ihering, 1912. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Spec ...

. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Pleurodonte Fischer von Waldheim, 1807. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=870600 on 2021-02-17 The genus ''

Dentellaria ''Dentellaria'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Pleurodontidae Pleurodontidae is a family of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superf ...

'' Schumacher, 1817 is considered to be a synonym of ''Pleurodonte'' by Vera (2008), but Schileyko (2006)Schileyko A. A. (2006). "Treatise on recent terrestrial pulmonate molluscs. Part 13. Helicidae, Pleurodontidae, Polygyridae, Ammonitellidae, Oreohelicidae, Thysanophoridae". ''Ruthenica'' Suppl. 2: 1765-1906. pages 1820. considered ''Dentellaria'' to be a separate genus.

Distribution

The distribution of the genus ''Pleurodonte'' includes: *

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(4 species)Robinson D. G., Hovestadt A., Fields A. & Breure A. S. H. (July 2009). "The land Mollusca of Dominica (Lesser Antilles), with notes on some enigmatic or rare species". ''

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(24 species)Rosenberg G. & Muratov I. V. (2006). "Status Report on the Terrestrial Mollusca of Jamaica" ''

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(when is ''Dentellaria'' considered as a synonym)

Species

Species within the genus ''Pleurodonte'' include: * '' Pleurodonte adamsiana'' Clapp, 1901 * '' Pleurodonte aureola'' Swainson * '' Pleurodonte barbadensis'' Lamarck * ''

Pleurodonte dentiens ''Pleurodonte dentiens'' is a species of tropical air-breathing land snail, a pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Pleurodontidae. Distribution The distribution of ''Pleurodonte dentiens'' includes: * Guadeloupe * Dominica * Martinique ...

'' (Férussac, 1822) * † ''

Pleurodonte desidens †''Pleurodonte desidens'' was a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Pleurodontidae. This species was endemic to Martinique. It is now extinct Extinction is the termination of a kin ...

'' (Rang, 1834) - was endemic to

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''Pleurodonte desidens''2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
Downloaded on 7 August 2007. * '' Pleurodonte discolor'' (Férussac, 1821) * ''

Pleurodonte guadeloupensis ''Pleurodonte guadeloupensis'' is a species of tropical air-breathing land snail, a pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Pleurodontidae. Subspecies * ''Pleurodonte guadeloupensis dominicana'' Pilsbry & Cockerell, 1937 - This subspecies ...

''(Pilsbry, 1889) * '' Pleurodonte hippocastaneum'' Lamarck, 1792 * ''

Pleurodonte incerta ''Pleurodonte'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Pleurodontinae of the family Pleurodontidae. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Pleurodonte Fischer von Waldheim, 1807. Acces ...

'' (Férussac, 1823) * ''

Pleurodonte isabella ''Pleurodonte'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Pleurodontinae of the family Pleurodontidae. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Pleurodonte Fischer von Waldheim, 1807. Acces ...

'' Férussac, 1822 * '' Pleurodonte josephinae'' (Férussac, 1832) * † ''

Pleurodonte lehneri ''Pleurodonte'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Pleurodontinae of the family Pleurodontidae. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Pleurodonte Fischer von Waldheim, 1807. Acces ...

'' (Trechmann, 1935) * ''

Pleurodonte lychnuchus ''Pleurodonte'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Pleurodontinae of the family Pleurodontidae. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Pleurodonte Fischer von Waldheim, 1807. Acces ...

'' (Müller, 1774) * ''

Pleurodonte nigrescens ''Pleurodonte nigrescens'' is a species of tropical air-breathing land snail, a pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Pleurodontidae. Distribution The distribution of ''Pleurodonte nigrescens'' includes: * Guadeloupe * Dominica Descrip ...

'' (Wood, 1828) * ''

Pleurodonte nucleola ''Pleurodonte'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Pleurodontinae of the family Pleurodontidae. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Pleurodonte Fischer von Waldheim, 1807. Acces ...

'' Rang, 1835 * ''

Pleurodonte orbiculata ''Pleurodonte'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Pleurodontinae of the family Pleurodontidae. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Pleurodonte Fischer von Waldheim, 1807. Acces ...

'' (Férussac, 1822) * '' Pleurodonte pachygastra'' (Gray, 1834) * '' Pleurodonte soror'' (Férussac, 1821) * † '' Pleurodonte wilsoni'' B. Roth, 1984 ;Taxon inquirendum: * † ''Pleurodonte debooyi'' Bartsch, 1918 * ''Pleurodonte obesa'' (Beck, 1837) ;Species brought into synonymy: * ''Pleurodonte acuta'' (Lamarck, 1816): synonym of '' Lucerna lamarckii'' (Férussac, 1821) (junior synonym) * ''Pleurodonte acutangula'' (Burrow, 1815): synonym of '' Polydontes acutangula'' (Burrow, 1815) (unaccepted combination) * ''Pleurodonte amabilis'' (C. B. Adams, 1850): synonym of '' Dentellaria amabilis'' (C. B. Adams, 1850) * ''Pleurodonte anomala'' (Pfeiffer, 1849): synonym of '' Dentellaria anomala'' (Pfeiffer, 1849) * ''Pleurodonte atavus'' (Pfeiffer, 1859): synonym of '' Dentellaria atavus'' (Pfeiffer, 1859) * ''Pleurodonte bainbridgii'' (Pfeiffer, 1845): synonym of '' Lucerna bainbridgii'' (L. Pfeiffer, 1845) * ''Pleurodonte bifurcata'' (Deshayes, 1838): synonym of ''Isomeria bifurcata'' (Deshayes, 1838): synonym of '' Labyrinthus bifurcatus'' (Deshayes, 1838) (unaccepted combination) * ''Pleurodonte bizonalis'' (Deshayes, 1850): synonym of '' Caracolus bizonalis'' (Deshayes, 1850) (unaccepted combination) * ''Pleurodonte bowdeniana'' Simpson, 1895 †: synonym of Lucerna bowdeniana (Simpson, 1895) † (new combination) * ''Pleurodonte bronni'' (Pfeiffer, 1846): synonym of '' Dentellaria bronni'' (L. Pfeiffer, 1846) * ''Pleurodonte browneana'' (L. Pfeiffer, 1862): synonym of '' Dentellaria tridentina'' (Férussac, 1832) (junior synonym) * ''Pleurodonte candescens'' C. B. Adams, 1850: synonym of '' Dentellaria candescens'' (C. B. Adams, 1850) * ''Pleurodonte cara'' (C. B. Adams, 1849): synonym of '' Dentellaria cara'' (C. B. Adams, 1849) * ''Pleurodonte carmelita'' (Férussac, 1821): synonym of '' Lucerna mora'' (Gray in Griffith & Pidgeon, 1833) * ''Pleurodonte carocolla'' (Linnaeus, 1758): synonym of '' Caracolus carocolla'' (Linnaeus, 1758) (unaccepted combination) * ''Pleurodonte catadupae'' H. B. Baker, 1935: synonym of '' Dentellaria catadupae'' (H. B. Baker, 1935) * ''Pleurodonte chemnitziana'' (Pfeiffer, 1845): synonym of '' Lucerna chemnitziana'' (L. Pfeiffer, 1845) * ''Pleurodonte clappi'' Pilsbry, 1901: synonym of '' Labyrinthus clappi'' (Pilsbry, 1901) (original name) * ''Pleurodonte crispata'' (Férussac, 1821): synonym of '' Hispaniolana crispatus'' (Férussac, 1821) (unaccepted combination) * ''Pleurodonte crusta'' (Dall, 1890) †: synonym of ''Cepolis (Plagioptycha) crusta'' (Dall, 1890) † represented as Cepolis crusta (Dall, 1890) † * † ''Pleurodonte cunctator'' (Dall, 1890): synonym of ''Cepolis (Plagioptycha) cunctator'' (Dall, 1890) represented as † Cepolis cunctator (Dall, 1890) * † ''Pleurodonte diespiter'' (Dall, 1890) : synonym of † '' Pleurodontites diespiter'' (Dall, 1890) * † ''Pleurodonte eohippina'' Cockerell, 1915 : synonym of † '' Eohipptychia eohippina'' (Cockerell, 1915) (new combination) * ''Pleurodonte fragilis'' Haas, 1949: synonym of ''

Labyrinthus raimondii ''Labyrinthus'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Labyrinthidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Labyrinthus H. Beck, 1837. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species ...

'' (Philippi, 1867) (junior synonym) * ''Pleurodonte gigantea'' (Scopoli, 1786): synonym of '' Hispaniolana gigantea'' (Scopoli, 1786) (unaccepted combination) * ''Pleurodonte goldmani'' Dall, 1912: synonym of ''Labyrinthus subplanatus sipunculatus'' (Forbes, 1850) (junior synonym) * ''Pleurodonte gudeana'' Ancey, 1904: synonym of ''Isomeria basidens gudeana'' (Ancey, 1904) (original combination) * ''Pleurodonte haruspica'' (Dall, 1890) †: synonym of ''Pleurodontites haruspica'' (Dall, 1890) † * ''Pleurodonte hesperarche'' (Cockerell, 1914) †: synonym of '' Hodopoeus hesperarche'' (Cockerell, 1914) † * ''Pleurodonte ingens'' (C. B. Adams, 1850): synonym of '' Lucerna lamarckii'' (Férussac, 1821) * ''Pleurodonte invalida'' (C. B. Adams, 1850): synonym of ''Dentellaria invalida'' (C. B. Adams, 1850) (unaccepted combination) * ''Pleurodonte kendrickensis'' Mansfield, 1937 †: synonym of '' Pleurodontites kendrickensis'' (Mansfield, 1937) † (new combination) * ''Pleurodonte lima'' (Férussac, 1821): synonym of ''

Granodomus lima ''Granodomus lima'' is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Sagdidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Granodomus lima (Férussac, 1821). Accessed through: World Register of Marin ...

'' (Férussac, 1821) (unaccepted combination) * ''Pleurodonte lindsleyana'' (Vendryes, 1899): synonym of '' Dentellaria atavus'' (L. Pfeiffer, 1859) (junior synonym) * ''Pleurodonte lucerna'' (Müller, 1774): synonym of '' Lucerna lucerna'' (O. F. Müller, 1774) * ''Pleurodonte marginella'' (Gmelin, 1791): synonym of '' Caracolus marginella'' (Gmelin, 1791) (unaccepted combination) * ''Pleurodonte michalkovaci'' H. Binder & Harzhauser, 2008 †: synonym of '' Pseudochloritis michalkovaci'' (H. Binder & Harzhauser, 2008) † * ''Pleurodonte mora'' Gray in Griffith, 1834: synonym of '' Lucerna mora'' (Gray in Griffith & Pidgeon, 1833) * † ''Pleurodonte norica'' H. Binder, 2004: synonym of † '' Pseudochloritis norica'' (H. Binder, 2004) * ''Pleurodonte okeniana'' (Pfeiffer, 1845): synonym of '' Dentellaria okeniana'' (L. Pfeiffer, 1845) * ''Pleurodonte oxytenes'' (Pilsbry, 1889): synonym of '' Lucerna lucerna'' (O. F. Müller, 1774) (junior synonym) * ''Pleurodonte pallescens'' (C. B. Adams, 1851): synonym of '' Dentellaria pallescens'' (C. B. Adams, 1851) (unaccepted combination) * ''Pleurodonte peracutissima'' (C. B. Adams, 1845): synonym of '' Lucerna lucerna'' (O. F. Müller, 1774) (junior synonym) * ''Pleurodonte picturata'' (C. B. Adams, 1849): synonym of '' Dentellaria picturata'' (C. B. Adams, 1849) (unaccepted combination) * ''Pleurodonte pretiosa'' (C. B. Adams, 1851): synonym of '' Lucerna bainbridgii'' (L. Pfeiffer, 1845) (junior homonym of ''Helix pretiosa'' Albers, 1850) * ''Pleurodonte schroeteriana'' (L. Pfeiffer, 1845): synonym of '' Dentellaria schroeteriana'' (L. Pfeiffer, 1845) (unaccepted combination) * ''Pleurodonte simsoni'' (L. Pfeiffer, 1852): synonym of '' Dentellaria candescens'' (C. B. Adams, 1850) (junior synonym) * ''Pleurodonte sinuata'' (Müller, 1774): synonym of '' Dentellaria sinuata'' (O. F. Müller, 1774) (unaccepted combination) * ''Pleurodonte sloaneana'' (Pfeiffer, 1868): synonym of '' Dentellaria sloaneana'' (L. Pfeiffer, 1868) (unaccepted combination) * ''Pleurodonte spengleriana'' (L. Pfeiffer, 1847): synonym of '' Lucerna bainbridgii'' (L. Pfeiffer, 1845) (junior synonym) * ''Pleurodonte strangulata'' (C. B. Adams, 1849): synonym of '' Dentellaria strangulata'' (C. B. Adams, 1849) (unaccepted combination) * ''Pleurodonte subacuta'' (Pfeiffer, 1867): synonym of '' Lucerna subacuta'' (L. Pfeiffer, 1867) (unaccepted combination) * ''Pleurodonte sublucerna'' (Pilsbry, 1889): synonym of '' Lucerna sublucerna'' (Pilsbry, 1889) (unaccepted combination) * ''Pleurodonte tenaculum'' Dall, 1909: synonym of '' Labyrinthus uncigerus'' (Petit, 1838) (junior synonym) * ''Pleurodonte tridentina'' ''(Férussac, 1832)'': synonym of '' Lucerna sublucerna'' (Pilsbry, 1889) (unaccepted combination) * ''Pleurodonte undulata'' (Férussac, 1821): synonym of '' Hispaniolana crispatus'' (Férussac, 1821) (based on an invalid original name) * ''Pleurodonte vacillans'' Vendryes, 1902: synonym of '' Lucerna vacillans'' Vendryes, 1902 (unaccepted combination) * ''Pleurodonte valida'' (C. B. Adams, 1850): synonym of '' Dentellaria valida'' (C. B. Adams, 1850) (unaccepted combination)

References

* Bank, R. A. (2017). ''Classification of the Recent terrestrial Gastropoda of the World.'' Last update: July 16th, 2017

External links

Species in Discover Life

Fischer von W. G. (1807). Museum Demidoff, ou, Catalogue systématique et raisonné des curiosités de la nature et de l'art: données à l'Université Impériale de Moscou par son excellence Monsieur Paul de Demidoff. Moscow: Imprimerie de Université Impériale de Moscou. 3: 300pp. 6pls

Swainson, W. (1840). A treatise on malacology or shells and shell-fish. London, Longman. viii + 419 pp
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