''Tornatellides'' is a genus of minute, air-breathing

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s, terrestrial

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mollusks, or

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s in the family Achatinellidae.

Distribution

This genus is endemic to the islands of the

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Predators

Individuals of the Hawaiian species are preyed upon by caterpillars of the moth ''

Hyposmocoma molluscivora ''Hyposmocoma molluscivora'' is a Hawaiian moth whose larvae are predators, capturing snails in their silk, much like a hunting spider's web, and then crawling inside the snail's shell to eat it alive. It has been called the snail-eating caterpil ...

''.

Species

Species within the genus ''Tornatellides'' include: * '' Tornatellides attenuatus'' * '' Tornatellides bellus'' * '' Tornatellides boeningi'' (Schmacker and Boettger, 1891) * '' Tornatellides brunneus'' * ''

Tornatellides bryani ''Tornatellides'' is a genus of minute, air-breathing land snails, terrestrial gastropod mollusks, or micromolluscs in the family Achatinellidae. Distribution This genus is endemic to the islands of the South Pacific. Predators Individuals of ...

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Tornatellides comes ''Tornatellides'' is a genus of minute, air-breathing land snails, terrestrial gastropod mollusks, or micromolluscs in the family Achatinellidae. Distribution This genus is endemic to the islands of the South Pacific. Predators Individuals of ...

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Tornatellides compactus ''Tornatellides'' is a genus of minute, air-breathing land snails, terrestrial gastropod mollusks, or micromolluscs in the family Achatinellidae. Distribution This genus is endemic to the islands of the South Pacific. Predators Individuals of ...

'' * '' Tornatellides confusus'' * '' Tornatellides cyphostyla'' * '' Tornatellides diptyx'' * ''

Tornatellides drepanophorus ''Tornatellides'' is a genus of minute, air-breathing land snails, terrestrial gastropod mollusks, or micromolluscs in the family Achatinellidae. Distribution This genus is endemic to the islands of the South Pacific. Predators Individuals of ...

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Tornatellides euryomphala ''Tornatellides'' is a genus of minute, air-breathing land snails, terrestrial gastropod mollusks, or micromolluscs in the family Achatinellidae. Distribution This genus is endemic to the islands of the South Pacific. Predators Individuals of ...

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Tornatellides forbesi ''Tornatellides'' is a genus of minute, air-breathing land snails, terrestrial gastropod mollusks, or micromolluscs in the family Achatinellidae. Distribution This genus is endemic to the islands of the South Pacific. Predators Individuals of ...

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Tornatellides frit ''Tornatellides'' is a genus of minute, air-breathing land snails, terrestrial gastropod mollusks, or micromolluscs in the family Achatinellidae. Distribution This genus is endemic to the islands of the South Pacific. Predators Individuals of ...

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Tornatellides idae ''Tornatellides'' is a genus of minute, air-breathing land snails, terrestrial gastropod mollusks, or micromolluscs in the family Achatinellidae. Distribution This genus is endemic to the islands of the South Pacific. Predators Individuals of ...

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Tornatellides inornatus ''Tornatellides'' is a genus of minute, air-breathing land snails, terrestrial gastropod mollusks, or micromolluscs in the family Achatinellidae. Distribution This genus is endemic to the islands of the South Pacific. Predators Individuals of ...

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Tornatellides insignis ''Tornatellides'' is a genus of minute, air-breathing land snails, terrestrial gastropod mollusks, or micromolluscs in the family Achatinellidae. Distribution This genus is endemic to the islands of the South Pacific. Predators Individuals of ...

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Tornatellides irregularis ''Tornatellides'' is a genus of minute, air-breathing land snails, terrestrial gastropod mollusks, or micromolluscs in the family Achatinellidae. Distribution This genus is endemic to the islands of the South Pacific. Predators Individuals of ...

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Tornatellides kahoolavensis ''Tornatellides'' is a genus of minute, air-breathing land snails, terrestrial gastropod mollusks, or micromolluscs in the family Achatinellidae. Distribution This genus is endemic to the islands of the South Pacific. Predators Individuals of ...

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Tornatellides kahukuensis ''Tornatellides'' is a genus of minute, air-breathing land snails, terrestrial gastropod mollusks, or micromolluscs in the family Achatinellidae. Distribution This genus is endemic to the islands of the South Pacific. Predators Individuals of ...

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Tornatellides kamaloensis ''Tornatellides'' is a genus of minute, air-breathing land snails, terrestrial gastropod mollusks, or micromolluscs in the family Achatinellidae. Distribution This genus is endemic to the islands of the South Pacific. Predators Individuals of ...

References

* Powell A W B, ''New Zealand Mollusca'', William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979

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