Bradybaena

Genus of gastropods


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::summary Genus of gastropods ::

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  • Bradybaena (Bradybaena) H. Beck, 1837
  • Bradybaena thakkholensis Schileyko & Kuznetsov, 1998
  • Eulota (Eulotella) E. von Martens, 1891
  • Eulotella E. von Martens, 1891
  • Helix (Bradybaena) Beck, 1837 (original rank)
  • Helix (Eulotella) E. von Martens, 1891

Bradybaena is a genus of small, air-breathing land snails, or terrestrial molluscs in the family Camaenidae.

Species of snail within this genus create and use love darts prior to mating.

Distribution

This genus occurs in eastern and southern Asia. The European species Fruticicola fruticum was previously in this genus.

Species

References

  • Schileyko, A. A. & Kuznetsov, A. G. (1998). Land snails of the genus Landouria Godwin-Austen, 1918 and some other Bradybaenidae of Nepal (Gastropoda, Pulmonata). Ruthenica. 8(1): 43-54
  • Thach N.N., 2018 New shells of South Asia. Seashells-Landsnails-Freshwater Shells. 3 New Genera, 132 New Species & Subspecies, p. 173 pp
  • Zhang, G. (2019). Three new synonyms among Chinese camaenid snails (Gastropoda: Eupulmonata: Camaenidae). Folia Malacologica 27(1): 75-77

References

  1. [http://www.animalbase.uni-goettingen.de/zooweb/servlet/AnimalBase/home/genus?id=677 AnimalBase Göttingen: Genus summary for Bradybaena]
  2. MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Bradybaena H. Beck, 1837. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=818138 on 2020-06-19

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