Auriculella
Auriculella is a genus of air-breathing tropical land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Achatinellidae. They are endemic to Hawaii (United States) and several species are extinct. They are oviparous (egg laying) and hermaphroditic. Among achatinellid snails, they are unique in the fact that they are not restricted to living on plants endemic to the Hawaiian islands. They have been known to relatively thrive on non-native plants such as ginger and night jasmine.
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| An unidentified species of Auriculella from Hawaii | |
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| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia clade Euthyneura clade Panpulmonata clade Eupulmonata clade Stylommatophora clade Orthurethra |
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| Subfamily: | Auriculellinae |
| Genus: | Auriculella |
Auriculella is the type genus of the subfamily Auriculellinae.
Species
Species within the genus Auriculella include:
- Auriculella auricula
- Auriculella ambusta
- Auriculella brunnea
- Auriculella castanea
- Auriculella canalifera
- Auriculella cerea
- Auriculella crassula
- Auriculella diaphana
- †Auriculella expansa
- Auriculella perpeusilla
- Auriculella flavida
- Auriculella malleata
- Auriculella minuta
- Auriculella newcombi
- Auriculella perpusilla
- Auriculella perversa
- Auriculella pulchra
- Auriculella olivacea
- Auriculella tenella
- †Auriculella uniplicata
References
- Pfeiffer (1854). Malak. Bl. 2: 3.
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