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Zonitoides

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Family
  
Gastrodontidae

Phylum
  
Mollusca

Rank
  
Genus

Superfamily
  
Gastrodontoidea

Scientific name
  
Zonitoides

Higher classification
  
Zonitidae

Zonitoides wwwidtoolsorgidmolluscimagesfsimageszonito

Lower classifications
  
Zonitoides nitidus, Zonitoides arboreus

Zonitoides arboreus say 1817 quick gloss snail


Zonitoides is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial gastropod mollusks in the family Gastrodontidae.

Contents

Zonitoides arboreus say 1817 quick gloss snail


Distribution

The distribution of Zonitoides includes: North America, eastern and northern Asia, and Europe.

Species

Species within the genus Zonitoides include:

  • Zonitoides arboreus (Say, 1817)
  • Zonitoides excavatus (Alder, 1830)
  • Zonitoides jaccetanicus (Bourguignat, 1870)
  • Zonitoides nitidus (Müller, 1774) - type species
  • Zonitoides sepultus Ložek, 1964
  • Anatomy

    Species in this genus of snails make and use love darts.

    References

    Zonitoides Wikipedia