''Taheitia'' is a

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of very small

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s that have an operculum and live near saltwater, maritime terrestrial

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s in the family

Truncatellidae Truncatellidae, common name the "looping snails", is a family of small amphibious snails, with gills and an operculum, semi-marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks. Shell description This family of snails have small shells which lose th ...

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Species

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

Taheitia alata ''Taheitia alata'' is a species of very small land snail that has an operculum and lives very near saltwater, a maritime terrestrial gastropod mollusk in the family Truncatellidae. This species is endemic to Guam Guam (; ch, Guåhan ) ...

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Taheitia elongata ''Taheitia'' is a genus of very small land snails that have an operculum and live near saltwater, maritime terrestrial gastropod mollusks in the family Truncatellidae.

'' (Poey in Pfeiffer, 1856) * ''

Taheitia filicosta ''Taheitia'' is a genus of very small land snails that have an operculum and live near saltwater, maritime terrestrial gastropod mollusks in the family Truncatellidae.

'' (Gundlach in Poey, 1858) * ''

Taheitia lamellicosta ''Taheitia lamellicosta'' is a species of very small land snail that has an operculum and lives very near saltwater, a maritime terrestrial gastropod mollusc in the family Truncatellidae. This species is endemic to Guam Guam (; ch, Gu ...

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Taheitia lirata ''Taheitia'' is a genus of very small land snails that have an operculum and live near saltwater, maritime terrestrial gastropod mollusks in the family Truncatellidae.

'' (Poey, 1858) * ''

Taheitia mariannarum ''Taheitia mariannarum'' is a species of very small land snail that has an operculum and lives very near saltwater, a maritime terrestrial gastropod mollusc in the family Truncatellidae. This species is endemic to Guam Guam (; ch, Guå ...

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Taheitia parvula ''Taheitia parvula'' is a species of very small land snail that has an operculum and lives very near saltwater, a maritime terrestrial gastropod mollusc in the family Truncatellidae. This species is endemic to Guam Guam (; ch, Guåhan ...

'' * '' Taheitia wrighti'' (Pfeiffer, 1862)

References

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