Ophicardelus is a genus of small, air-breathing land snails or salt marsh snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the family Ellobiidae.
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Species
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Species within the genus Ophicardelus include:
- Ophicardelus costellaris H. Adams & A. Adams, 1854 - New Zealand, Australia, synonym: Ophicardelus australis H. H. Beck, 1838[citation needed]
- Ophicardelus ornatus (Férussac, 1821)[2] - synonym: Ophicardelus ornata A. de Férussac, 1821 - Australia, (drawing)
- Ophicardelus quoyi H. Adams & A. Adams, 1855 - synonyms: Ophicardelus irregularis Mousson, 1869; Ophicardelus minor Mousson, 1869[3] - Australia
- Ophicardelus sulcatus H. Adams & A. Adams, 1855[4] - Australia
Synonyms:
- Ophicardelus layardi H. Adams & A. Adams, 1855 is a synonym of Allochroa layardi (H. Adams & A. Adams, 1855)[5]
References
edit- ^ Beck (1837). Index Moll. Mus. Ch. Fred. (2): 108.
- ^ Bouchet, P. (2010). Ophicardelus ornatus (Férussac, 1821). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=527242 on 2011-08-28
- ^ Bouchet, P. (2010). Ophicardelus quoyi H. Adams & A. Adams, 1854. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=527243 on 2011-08-28
- ^ Bouchet, P. (2010). Ophicardelus sulcatus H. Adams & A. Adams, 1854. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=527244 on 2011-08-28
- ^ Bouchet, P. (2010). Allochroa layardi (H. Adams & A. Adams, 1855). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=527224 on 2011-08-28
Further reading
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- Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1
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