''Rectartemon'' is a

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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 ...

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 ...

mollusk Mollusca is the second-largest phylum of invertebrate animals after the Arthropoda, the members of which are known as molluscs or mollusks (). Around 85,000 extant species of molluscs are recognized. The number of fossil species is e ...

s in the family

Streptaxidae Streptaxidae is a family of carnivorous air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the clade Stylommatophora. Six Streptaxidae subfamilies are accepted in the 2005 taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi. Stre ...

Distribution

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

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* Caribbean IslandsSutcharit C., Naggs F., Wade C. M., Fontanilla I. & Panha S. (2010). "The new family Diapheridae, a new species of ''Diaphera'' Albers from Thailand, and the position of the Diapheridae within a molecular phylogeny of the Streptaxoidea (Pulmonata: Stylommatophora)". ''

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Species

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

Rectartemon apertus ''Rectartemon'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Streptaxidae. Distribution The distribution of the genus ''Rectartemon'' includes: * Brazil * Venezuela * Caribbean IslandsSutchar ...

'' (Martens, 1868) * ''

Rectartemon candidus ''Rectartemon'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Streptaxidae. Distribution The distribution of the genus ''Rectartemon'' includes: * Brazil * Venezuela * Caribbean IslandsSutchar ...

'' (Spix, 1827) * ''

Rectartemon cappilosus ''Rectartemon'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, Terrestrial animal, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Streptaxidae. Distribution The distribution of the genus ''Rectartemon'' includes: * List of non-marine mollus ...

'' (Pilsbry, 1897) * ''

Rectartemon cryptodon ''Rectartemon'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Streptaxidae. Distribution The distribution of the genus ''Rectartemon'' includes: * Brazil * Venezuela * Caribbean IslandsSutchar ...

'' (Moricand, 1851) * ''

Rectartemon depressus ''Rectartemon'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Streptaxidae. Distribution The distribution of the genus ''Rectartemon'' includes: * Brazil * Venezuela * Caribbean IslandsSutchar ...

'' (Heynemann, 1868)Agudo-Padrón A. I. (14 May) 2009
''Recent Terrestrial and Freshwater Molluscs of Rio Grande do Sul State, RS, Southern Brazil Region: A Comprehensive Synthesis and Check List''
. Visaya April 2009, pages 1-13. * ''

Rectartemon helios ''Rectartemon'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Streptaxidae. Distribution The distribution of the genus ''Rectartemon'' includes: * Brazil * Venezuela * Caribbean IslandsSutchar ...

'' (Pilsbry, 1897) * ''

Rectartemon hylephilus ''Rectartemon'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Streptaxidae. Distribution The distribution of the genus ''Rectartemon'' includes: * Brazil * Venezuela * Caribbean IslandsSutchar ...

'' (d’Orbigny, 1835) * ''

Rectartemon intermedius ''Rectartemon'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Streptaxidae. Distribution The distribution of the genus ''Rectartemon'' includes: * Brazil * Venezuela * Caribbean IslandsSutchar ...

'' (Albers, 1857) * ''

Rectartemon mulleri ''Rectartemon'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Streptaxidae. Distribution The distribution of the genus ''Rectartemon'' includes: * Brazil * Venezuela * Caribbean IslandsSutchar ...

'' (Thiele, 1927) * ''

Rectartemon politus ''Rectartemon'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Streptaxidae. Distribution The distribution of the genus ''Rectartemon'' includes: * Brazil * Venezuela * Caribbean IslandsSutchar ...

'' (Fulton, 1899) * '' Rectartemon rollandi'' (Bernardi, 1857) * '' Rectartemon spixianus'' (Pfeiffer, 1841) * '' Rectartemon wagneri'' (Pfeiffer, 1841) Salgado N. C. & Coelho A. C. S. (2003). "Moluscos terrestres do Brasil (Gastrópodes operculados ou não, exclusive Veronicellidae, Milacidae e Limacidae)". ''Rev. Biol. Trop.'' 51(Suppl. 3): 149-189. (with English abstract)
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