''Vitrea'' is a
genus
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of small, 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
Pristilomatidae
Pristilomatidae is a taxonomic family of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Gastrodontoidea.
According to the 2005 taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi these snails belong to the "limacoid ...
.
According to the World Register of Marine Species this genus belongs in the family ''
Zonitidae
Zonitidae, common name the true glass snails, are a family of mostly rather small, air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Zonitoidea.
Zonitidae is the only family in the superfamily Zonitoidea. Th ...
''.
Species
This genus contains more than 60 species, including the following:
subgenus ''Vitrea'' Fitzinger, 1833
* ''
Vitrea diaphana
''Vitrea diaphana'' is a species of small, air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Pristilomatidae.
This is the type species of the genus ''Vitrea''.
Distribution
The distribution of this species is a ...
'' (Studer, 1820)
* ''
Vitrea transsylvanica
''Vitrea transsylvanica'' is a species of small, air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Pristilomatidae.
Distribution
This species occurs in:
* Czech Republic
* Ukraine
Ukraine ( uk, Украї ...
'' (Clessin, 1877)
subgenus ''
Subrimatus'' A. J. Wagner, 1907
* ''
Vitrea narbonensis
''Vitrea'' is a genus of small, air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Pristilomatidae.
According to the World Register of Marine Species this genus belongs in the family ''Zonitidae''.
Species
This ge ...
'' (Clessin, 1877)
* ''
Vitrea subrimata
''Vitrea subrimata'' is a species of small, air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Pristilomatidae.
Distribution
The distribution of this species is alpine and southern-European. Lisický M. J. (1991) ...
'' (Reinhardt, 1871)
subgenus ''
Crystallus'' R. T. Lowe, 1854
* ''
Vitrea contracta
''Vitrea contracta'' is a species of small, air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Pristilomatidae.
Description
For terms see gastropod shell.
The 2.2-2.6 mm. shell is colourless translucent and ...
'' (Westerlund, 1871)
* ''
Vitrea crystallina
''Vitrea crystallina'' is a species of small, air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Pristilomatidae.
Description
For terms see gastropod shell.
The 1.4-2.1 x 3-4 mm. shell is variable. It has 4-5 ...
'' (O. F. Müller, 1774)
subgenus ?
* ''
Vitrea contortula
''Vitrea'' is a genus of small, air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Pristilomatidae.
According to the World Register of Marine Species this genus belongs in the family ''Zonitidae''.
Species
This ge ...
''
(Krynicki, 1837)
* ''
Vitrea garganoensis''
(E. Gittenberger & Eikenboom, 2006)
* ''
Vitrea inae
''Vitrea inae'' is a species of small, air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Pristilomatidae.
Distribution
This species is endemic to Spain
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* ''
Vitrea nadejdae
''Vitrea nadejdae'' is a species of small, air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Pristilomatidae. MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Vitrea nadejdae Lindholm, 1926. Accessed through: World Register ...
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* ''
Vitrea pseudotrolli
''Vitrea pseudotrolli'' is a species of small, air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Pristilomatidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Vitrea pseudotrolli L. Pintér, 1983. Accessed through: World ...
''
* ''
Vitrea pygmaea
''Vitrea pygmaea'' is a species of gastropods belonging to the family Pristilomatidae
Pristilomatidae is a taxonomic family of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Gastrodontoidea.
According to the ...
''
(Boettger, 1880)
* ''
Vitrea striata''
* ''
Vitrea vereae
''Vitrea vereae'' is a species of small, air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Pristilomatidae.
Distribution
This species occurs in:
* Bulgaria
Bulgaria (; bg, България, Bǎlgariya ...
'' Irikov, Georgiev & Riedel, 2004
* and many others
References
External links
*
AnimalBase info at
Pristilomatidae
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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