''Cecilioides'' is a

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of very small, air-breathing

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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 inclu ...

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 ...

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s in the family

Ferussaciidae Ferussaciidae is a family of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial molluscs, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the Taxonomic rank, superfamily Achatinoidea.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Ferussaciidae Bourguignat, 1883. Access ...

.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Cecilioides A. Férussac, 1814. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=819997 on 2020-07-30 Most of the species in this genus live some distance underground. They are usually blind. Because of their subterranean habitat and their small size, they can be difficult to find alive. When fresh, the shells are transparent. After they have been empty some time in the soil, they usually become an opaque milky-white. ''Cecilioides acicula'' has a very long and slim shell with a dull point at the end. While the animal is alive, the shell is thin, shiny, see-through, and doesn't have any colour. However, after the animal dies, the shell turns white and no longer lets light through. The inside spiral part of the shell stops suddenly when it reaches the edge of the bottom lip (Pilsbry 1948, Kerney and Cameron 1979

Species

Species within this genus include: * ''

Cecilioides acicula ''Cecilioides acicula'', common name the "blind snail" or "blind awlsnail", is a species of very small, air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial molluscs, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Ferussaciidae. This is a subterranea ...

'' (Müller, 1774) * † '' Cecilioides aciculella'' (Sandberger, 1872) * '' Cecilioides actoniana'' (Benoit, 1862) * '' Cecilioides advena'' (Ancey, 1888) * '' Cecilioides aperta'' (Guilding in Swainson, 1840)"Mollusca"
. * '' Cecilioides balanus'' (Reeve, 1850) * '' Cecilioides barbozae'' (Maltzan, 1886) * '' Cecilioides bensoni'' Gude, 1914 Diversidad Biológica Cubana, accessed 23 March 2011. * '' Cecilioides blandiana'' (Crosse, 1880) * ''

Cecilioides caledonica ''Cecilioides'' is a genus of very small, air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Ferussaciidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Cecilioides A. Férussac, 1814. Accessed through: World Register of ...

'' (Crosse, 1867) * ''

Cecilioides callipeplum ''Cecilioides'' is a genus of very small, air-breathing land snails, terrestrial molluscs, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Ferussaciidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Cecilioides A. Férussac, 1814. Accessed throu ...

'' (Connolly, 1923) * '' Cecilioides clessini'' (Maltzan, 1886) * '' Cecilioides connollyi'' Tomlin, 1943 * ''

Cecilioides dicaprio ''Cecilioides'' is a genus of very small, air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Ferussaciidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Cecilioides A. Férussac, 1814. Accessed through: World Register of ...

'' Dourson, Caldwell & Dourson, 2018 * ''

Cecilioides eucharista ''Cecilioides'' is a genus of very small, air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Ferussaciidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Cecilioides A. Férussac, 1814. Accessed through: World Register of ...

'' (Bourguignat, 1864) * ''

Cecilioides eulima ''Cecilioides eulima'' is a species of very small air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Ferussaciidae. This species is endemic to Madeira Madeira ( ; ), officially the Autonomous Region of Ma ...

'' (Lowe, 1854) * ''

Cecilioides gokweanus ''Cecilioides'' is a genus of very small, air-breathing land snails, terrestrial molluscs, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Ferussaciidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Cecilioides A. Férussac, 1814. Accessed throu ...

'' (O. Boettger, 1870) * † ''

Cecilioides grateloupi ''Cecilioides'' is a genus of very small, air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Ferussaciidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Cecilioides A. Férussac, 1814. Accessed through: World Register of ...

'' (Bourguignat, 1856) * ''

Cecilioides gundlachi ''Cecilioides'' is a genus of very small, air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Ferussaciidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Cecilioides A. Férussac, 1814. Accessed through: World Register of ...

'' (Pfeiffer, 1850) * ''

Cecilioides iota ''Cecilioides'' is a genus of very small, air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Ferussaciidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Cecilioides A. Férussac, 1814. Accessed through: World Register of ...

'' (C. B. Adams, 1845) * ''

Cecilioides isseli ''Cecilioides'' is a genus of very small, air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Ferussaciidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Cecilioides A. Férussac, 1814. Accessed through: World Register of ...

'' (Paladilhe, 1872) * ''

Cecilioides janii ''Cecilioides'' is a genus of very small, air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Ferussaciidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Cecilioides A. Férussac, 1814. Accessed through: World Register of ...

'' (Strobel, 1855) * ''

Cecilioides jeskalovicensis ''Cecilioides'' is a genus of very small, air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Ferussaciidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Cecilioides A. Férussac, 1814. Accessed through: World Register of ...

'' A. J. Wagner, 1914 * '' Cecilioides jod'' Pilsbry, 1907 * '' Cecilioides kalawangaensis'' Dartevelle & Venmans, 1951 * '' Cecilioides manensis'' de Winter, 1990 * ''

Cecilioides mauritiana ''Cecilioides'' is a genus of very small, air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Ferussaciidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Cecilioides A. Férussac, 1814. Accessed through: World Register of ...

'' (H. Adams, 1868) * † '' Cecilioides munieri'' (Paladilhe, 1875) * '' Cecilioides nyctelia'' (Bourguignat, 1856) * '' Cecilioides pergracilis'' Connolly, 1939 * '' Cecilioides petitiana'' (Benoit, 1862) * '' Cecilioides raddei'' (O. Boettger, 1879) * '' Cecilioides raphidia'' (Bourguignat, 1856) * † '' Cecilioides senutae'' Pickford, 2009 * '' Cecilioides sommeri'' (Ferreira & Coelho, 1971) * '' Cecilioides spencei'' Dupuis, 1923 * '' Cecilioides stephaniana'' (Benoit, 1862) * '' Cecilioides tribulationis'' (Preston, 1911) * '' Cecilioides tumulorum'' (Bourguignat, 1856) * '' Cecilioides veneta'' (Strobel, 1855) * '' Cecilioides virgo'' (Preston, 1911) ;Species brought into synonymy: * ''Cecilioides consobrina'' (d’Orbigny, 1842): synonym of '' Karolus consobrinus'' (d'Orbigny, 1841) * † ''Cecilioides pseudocylichna'' (De Stefani, 1880): synonym of † '' Acicula pseudocylichna'' De Stefani, 1880

References

* Bank, R. A. (2017). Classification of the Recent terrestrial Gastropoda of the World. Last update: July 16, 2017

External links

Férussac, A.E.J.P.F. d'Audebard de. (1814). Mémoires géologiques sur les terreins formés sous l'eau douce par les débris fossiles des mollusques vivant sur la terre ou dans l'eau non salée. Paris: Poulet. 76 pp

Hartmann, J.D.W. (1840-1844). Erd- und Süsswasser-Gasteropoden der Schweiz. Mit Zugabe einiger merkwürdigen exotischen Arten, i-xx, 1-36, pl. 1-2 [30-06-1840]; 37-116, pl. 13-36 [1841]; 117-156, pl. 37-60 [1842]; 157-204, pl. 61-72 [1843]; 205-227, pl. 73-84 [1844]. St. Gallen

Risso A. (1826). Histoire naturelle des principales productions de l'Europe méridionale et particulièrement de celles des environs de Nice et des Alpes Maritimes, vol. 4. Paris: Levrault. vii + 439 pp., pls 1-12

Swainson, W. (1840). A treatise on malacology or shells and shell-fish. London, Longman. viii + 419 pp.
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