''Bulimulus'' is a
genus
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of small to medium-sized
tropical
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or sub-tropical, 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 molluscs, terrestrial gastropod mollusks that have gastropod shell, shel ...
s,
pulmonate
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gastropod
Gastropods (), commonly known as slugs and snails, belong to a large Taxonomy (biology), taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, freshwater, and fro ...
mollusk
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s in the subfamily
Bulimulinae
Bulimulidae is a taxonomic family of medium-sized to large, air-breathing, tropical and sub-tropical land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the superfamily Orthalicoidea.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Bulimulidae Tryon ...
within the family
Bulimulidae
Bulimulidae is a taxonomic family of medium-sized to large, air-breathing, tropical and sub-tropical land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the superfamily Orthalicoidea.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Bulimulidae Tryon, ...
.
[Breure A. S. H. & Romero P. (2012). "Support and surprises: molecular phylogeny of the land snail superfamily Orthalicoidea using a three-locus gene analysis with a divergence time analysis and ancestral area reconstruction (Gastropoda: Stylommatophora)". '' Archiv für Molluskenkunde: International Journal of Malacology'' 141 (1): 1-20. ][MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. ''Bulimulus'' Leach, 1814. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=861633 on 2020-06-21]
''Bulimulus'' is the
type genus
In biological taxonomy, the type genus (''genus typica'') is the genus which defines a biological family and the root of the family name.
Zoological nomenclature
According to the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature, "The name-bearin ...
of the subfamily Bulimulinae. The shells are high and conical, and are medium-sized, ranging from about long.
Species
Species in the genus ''Bulimulus'' include:
* ''
Bulimulus acholus'' Mabille, 1895;
* ''
Bulimulus albus'' (G. B. Sowerby, 1839)
* ''
Bulimulus angustus'' Weyrauch, 1966
* ''
Bulimulus apodemetes'' (d'Orbigny, 1835)
* ''
Bulimulus aurismalchi
''Bulimulus'' is a genus of small to medium-sized tropical or sub-tropical, air-breathing land snails, pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Bulimulinae within the family Bulimulidae.Breure A. S. H. & Romero P. (2012). "Support and su ...
'' (O. F. Müller, 1774)
* ''
Bulimulus bonariensis'' (Rafinesque, 1833)
* ''
Bulimulus bouvieri'' Dautzenberg, 1897
* ''
Bulimulus brunoi'' (Ihering, 1917)
* ''
Bulimulus buenavistensis
''Bulimulus'' is a genus of small to medium-sized tropical or sub-tropical, air-breathing land snails, pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Bulimulinae within the family Bulimulidae.Breure A. S. H. & Romero P. (2012). "Support and su ...
'' Pilsbry, 1897
* ''
Bulimulus cacotycus
''Bulimulus'' is a genus of small to medium-sized tropical or sub-tropical, air-breathing land snails, pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Bulimulinae within the family Bulimulidae.Breure A. S. H. & Romero P. (2012). "Support and su ...
'' Mabille, 1895
* ''
Bulimulus cacticolus
''Bulimulus'' is a genus of small to medium-sized tropical or sub-tropical, air-breathing land snails, pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Bulimulinae within the family Bulimulidae.Breure A. S. H. & Romero P. (2012). "Support and su ...
'' (Reeve, 1849)
* ''
Bulimulus carmen
''Bulimulus'' is a genus of small to medium-sized tropical or sub-tropical, air-breathing land snails, pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Bulimulinae within the family Bulimulidae.Breure A. S. H. & Romero P. (2012). "Support and su ...
'' Pilsbry & H.N. Lowe, 1932
* ''
Bulimulus castelneaui
''Bulimulus'' is a genus of small to medium-sized tropical or sub-tropical, air-breathing land snails, pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Bulimulinae within the family Bulimulidae.Breure A. S. H. & Romero P. (2012). "Support and su ...
'' (L. Pfeiffer, 1857)
* ''
Bulimulus catlowae
''Bulimulus'' is a genus of small to medium-sized tropical or sub-tropical, air-breathing land snails, pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Bulimulinae within the family Bulimulidae.Breure A. S. H. & Romero P. (2012). "Support and su ...
'' (Pfeiffer, 1847)
* ''
Bulimulus coriaceus
''Bulimulus'' is a genus of small to medium-sized tropical or sub-tropical, air-breathing land snails, pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Bulimulinae within the family Bulimulidae.Breure A. S. H. & Romero P. (2012). "Support and su ...
'' (L. Pfeiffer, 1856)
* ''
Bulimulus corderoi
''Bulimulus'' is a genus of small to medium-sized tropical or sub-tropical, air-breathing land snails, pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Bulimulinae within the family Bulimulidae.Breure A. S. H. & Romero P. (2012). "Support and su ...
'' (Parodiz, 1962)
* ''
Bulimulus corneus
''Bulimulus'' is a genus of small to medium-sized tropical or sub-tropical, air-breathing land snails, pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Bulimulinae within the family Bulimulidae.Breure A. S. H. & Romero P. (2012). "Support and su ...
'' (G. B. Sowerby I, 1833)
* ''
Bulimulus corumbaensis
''Bulimulus'' is a genus of small to medium-sized tropical or sub-tropical, air-breathing land snails, pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Bulimulinae within the family Bulimulidae.Breure A. S. H. & Romero P. (2012). "Support and su ...
'' (Pilsbry, 1857)
* ''
Bulimulus cuernavacensis
''Bulimulus'' is a genus of small to medium-sized tropical or sub-tropical, air-breathing land snails, pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Bulimulinae within the family Bulimulidae.Breure A. S. H. & Romero P. (2012). "Support and su ...
'' Crosse & P. Fischer, 1874 (uncertain species)
** ''
Bulimulus dealbatus var. jonesi'' Clench, 1937
** ''
Bulimulus dealbatus neomexicanus'' Pilsbry, 1946
** ''
Bulimulus dealbatus ozarkensis'' Pilsbry & Ferris, 1906
** ''
Bulimulus dealbatus ragsdalei'' (Pilsbry, 1890)
* ''
Bulimulus diaphanus''
** ''Bulimulus diaphanus fraterculus'' (Potiez & Michaud, 1835)
* ''
Bulimulus dismenicus'' Mabille, 1895;
* ''
Bulimulus dukenfieldi'' Melvill, 1900
* ''
Bulimulus dysoni'' (L. Pfeiffer, 1846)
* ''
Bulimulus eganus'' (L. Pfeiffer, 1853)
* ''
Bulimulus elatior'' Hylton Scott, 1952
* ''
Bulimulus erectus'' (Reeve, 1849)
*''
Bulimulus fazendicus'' Maury, 1935 - Paleocene fossil
* ''
Bulimulus felipponei'' Marshall, 1930
* ''
Bulimulus fourmiersi'' (d'Orbigny, 1835)
* ''
Bulimulus fraterculus'' (A. Férussac, 1821)
*''
Bulimulus frenguellii'' (Cabrera ''et al.'', 2021)
* ''
Bulimulus fuscus'' Guilding, 1828
* ''
Bulimulus gittenbergeri'' Breure, 1974
* ''
Bulimulus glandiniformis'' G. B. Sowerby III, 1892
* ''
Bulimulus gorritiensis'' Pilsbry, 1897
* ''
Bulimulus gracilis'' Hylton Scott, 1948
* ''
Bulimulus guadalupensis
''Bulimulus guadalupensis'' is a species of tropical air-breathing land snail, a pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the subfamily Bulimulinae.
The specific name ''guadalupensis'' refers to the West Indian island of Guadeloupe.
Distribution
''B ...
'' (Bruguière, 1789)
**
Bulimulus guadalupensis shadowei (Herrera, 2020)
* ''
Bulimulus hamiltoni'' (Reeve, 1849)
* ''
Bulimulus haplochrous'' (L. Pfeiffer, 1855)
* ''
Bulimulus hummelincki
''Bulimulus'' is a genus of small to medium-sized tropical or sub-tropical, air-breathing land snails, pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Bulimulinae within the family Bulimulidae.Breure A. S. H. & Romero P. (2012). "Support and su ...
'' (Breure, 1974)
* ''
Bulimulus inermis'' (Morelet, 1851)
* ''
Bulimulus inutilis'' (Reeve, 1850)
* ''
Bulimulus irregularis'' (Pfeiffer, 1847)
* ''
Bulimulus juvenilis'' (L. Pfeiffer, 1855)
* ''
Bulimulus klappenbachi'' (Parodiz, 1969)
* ''
Bulimulus krebsianus'' Pilsbry, 1897
* ''
Bulimulus lehmanni'' (L. Pfeiffer, 1865)
* ''
Bulimulus lherminieri'' (P. Fischer, 1857)
* ''
Bulimulus limnoides
Bulimulus limnoides is a species of tropical air-breathing land snail, a pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the subfamily Bulimulinae.
Distribution
Distribution of ''Bulimulus limnoides'' include:
* Guadeloupe
* Dominica - Breure (1974),Breur ...
'' (Férussac, 1832)
* ''
Bulimulus marcidus'' (L. Pfeiffer, 1853)
* ''
Bulimulus mollicellus'' (Reeve, 1849)
* ''
Bulimulus mooreanus'' L. Pfeiffer, 1868
* ''
Bulimulus nigromontanus'' Dall, 1897
* ''
Bulimulus ouallensis'' Breure & Hovestadt, 2016
* ''
Bulimulus ovulum'' (Reeve, 1844)
* ''
Bulimulus pasonis'' Pilsbry, 1902
* ''
Bulimulus pervius'' (L. Pfeiffer, 1853)
* ''
Bulimulus pliculatus'' (L. Pfeiffer, 1857)
* ''
Bulimulus pliculosus'' (Ancey, 1901) (''
taxon inquirendum
In biological classification, a ''species inquirenda'' is a species of doubtful identity requiring further investigation. The use of the term in English-language biological literature dates back to at least the early nineteenth century.
The ter ...
'')
* ''
Bulimulus prosopidis'' Holmberg, 1912
* ''
Bulimulus pubescens'' (Moricand, 1836)
* ''
Bulimulus quitensis'' (Pfeiffer, 1847)
* ''
Bulimulus prosopidis'' Holmberg, 1912
* ''
Bulimulus recognitus'' Mabille, 1895
* ''
Bulimulus regina''
(T.E. Bowdich ex A.E.J. Férussac, 1822)
* ''
Bulimulus rushii'' (Pilsbry, 1896)
* ''
Bulimulus sanmarcosensis'' Pilsbry & H.N. Lowe, 1932
* ''
Bulimulus sarcodes'' (L. Pfeiffer, 1846)
* ''
Bulimulus schadei'' Schlesch, 1935
* ''
Bulimulus schiedeanus'' (Pfeiffer, 1841)
** ''
Bulimulus schiedeanus pecosensis'' Pilsbry & Ferris 1906
* ''
Bulimulus sepulchralis'' Poey, 1852
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. Diversidad Biológica Cubana, accessed 23 March 2011.
* ''
Bulimulus slevini''
Hanna, 1923
* ''
Bulimulus subspirifer'' Mabille, 1895
* ''
Bulimulus sula'' Simone & Amaral, 2018
* ''
Bulimulus tenuissimus'' (Orbigny, 1835)
* ''
Bulimulus transparens'' (Reeve, 1849)
*''
Bulimulus trindadeae'' Ferreira & Coelho, 1971 - Paleocene fossil
* ''
Bulimulus turritellatus'' Beck, 1837
* ''
Bulimulus turritus'' (Broderip, 1832)
* ''
Bulimulus unicolor'' (G. B. Sowerby I, 1833)
* ''
Bulimulus uniplicatus''
(Férussac, 1827)
* ''
Bulimulus versicolor'' (Jan, 1832)
* ''
Bulimulus vesicalis'' (L. Pfeiffer, 1853)
** ''
Bulimulus vesicalis uruguayanus'' (Pilsbry, 1897)
* ''
Bulimulus wiebesi'' Breure, 1974
;Undescribed species:
*
''Bulimulus'' sp. nov. 'josevillani'
*
''Bulimulus'' sp. nov. 'krameri'
*
''Bulimulus'' sp. nov. 'nilsodhneri'
*
''Bulimulus'' sp. nov. 'tuideroyi'
*
''Bulimulus'' sp. nov. 'vanmoli'
;Synonyms:
* ''Bulimulus dealbatus'' (Say, 1821): synonym of ''
Rabdotus dealbatus'' (Say, 1821)
* ''Bulimulus inconspicuus'' Haas, 1949:
synonym of ''
Drymaeus inconspicuus'' (Haas, 1949) (original combination)
* ''Bulimulus pilsbryi'' Ferris 1925: synonym of ''
Rabdotus pilsbryi'' (Ferriss, 1925)
* ''Bulimulus sporadicus'' (Orbigny, 1835): synonym of ''
Bulimulus bonariensis'' (Rafinesque, 1833)
* ''Bulimulus trindadensis'' Breure & Coelho, 1976 is a synonym for ''
Vegrandinia trindadensis'' (Breure & Coelho, 1976) within Subulinidae.
References
External links
tree snails of Florida, ''Bulimulus'' spp.on the
UF /
IFAS Featured Creatures Web site
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