''Sphaerospira'' is a
genus
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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 ...
mollusc
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s in the family
Camaenidae.
[MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Sphaerospira Mörch, 1867. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=818564 on 9 February 2021]
Some authorities consider this to be merely a subgenus of the genus
''Thersites''
Species
Species within the genus ''Sphaerospira'' include:
* ''
Sphaerospira arthuriana
''Sphaerospira'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the family Camaenidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Sphaerospira Mörch, 1867. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species ...
''
(Cox, 1873)
* ''
Sphaerospira bencarlessi
''Sphaerospira'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the family Camaenidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Sphaerospira Mörch, 1867. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species ...
''
Stanisic & Potter, 2010
* ''
Sphaerospira blomfieldi
''Sphaerospira'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the family Camaenidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Sphaerospira Mörch, 1867. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species ...
''
(Cox, 1864)
* ''
Sphaerospira fraseri
''Sphaerospira'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the family Camaenidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Sphaerospira Mörch, 1867. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species ...
''
(Gray in Griffith & Pidgeon, 1833)
* ''
Sphaerospira informis
''Sphaerospira'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the family Camaenidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Sphaerospira Mörch, 1867. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species ...
''
(Mousson, 1869)
* ''
Sphaerospira mortenseni
''Sphaerospira'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the family Camaenidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Sphaerospira Mörch, 1867. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species ...
''
(Iredale, 1929)
* ''
Sphaerospira mossmani
''Sphaerospira'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the family Camaenidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Sphaerospira Mörch, 1867. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species ...
''
(Brazier, 1875)
* ''
Sphaerospira oconnellensis
''Sphaerospira'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the family Camaenidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Sphaerospira Mörch, 1867. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species ...
''
(Cox, 1871)
* ''
Sphaerospira rockhamptonensis
''Sphaerospira rockhamptonensis'', common name the Rockhampton banded snail, is a species of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the family Camaenidae.
This species is endemic to Australia
Australi ...
''
(Cox, 1873)
* ''
Sphaerospira sidneyi
''Sphaerospira'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the family Camaenidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Sphaerospira Mörch, 1867. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species ...
''
(Iredale, 1933)
; Species brought into synonymy:
* ''Sphaerospira macleayi''
(Cox, 1865): synonym of ''
Bentosites macleayi
''Bentosites macleayi'' is a species of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Camaenidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Bentosites macleayi (Cox, 1865). Accessed through: World Register of Mar ...
''
(Cox, 1865)
* ''Sphaerospira parallela''
Iredale, 1937: synonym of ''Sphaerospira fraseri''
(Gray in Griffith & Pidgeon, 1833) (junior synonym)
* ''Sphaerospira rawnesleyi''
(Cox, 1873): synonym of ''
Steorra rawnesleyi''
(Cox, 1873) (
superseded combination)
* ''Sphaerospira whartoni''
(Cox, 1871): synonym of ''
Temporena whartoni
''Temporena whartoni'', common name the Holbourne Island banded snail, is a species of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Camaenidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Temporena whartoni (Cox, ...
''
(Cox, 1871)
References
External links
*
Biologie.uni-ulm infoMörch O.A.L. (1867). Abrégé de l'histoire de la classification moderne des mollusques basée principalement sur l'armature linguale. Journal de Conchyliologie. 15: 232–258.Pilsbry, H. A. (1890–1891). Manual of conchology, structural and systematic, with illustrations of the species, Second series: Pulmonata. Vol. VI. Helicidae Vol. IV. pp. 1–64, pls 1–15
Camaenidae
Gastropod genera
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