Acliceratia is a genus of very small, somewhat amphibious land snails that have a gill and an operculum, semi-terrestrial gastropod mollusks or micromollusk in the family Iravadiidae.[2]
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| Acliceratia beddomei | |
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| Genus: | Acliceratia |
These tiny snails live in damp habitat (under rotting vegetation) that is very close to the edge of the sea; they can tolerate being washed with saltwater during especially high tides. These snails are sometimes listed as land snails and at other times they are listed as marine snails.
Species edit
Species within the genus Acliceratia include:
- Acliceratia beddomei (Dautzenberg, 1912)[3]
- Acliceratia carinata (Smith, 1871)[4]
References edit
- ^ W.F. Ponder (1984). "A review of the genera of the Iravadiidae (Gastropoda: Rissoacea) with an assessment of the relationships of the family". Malacologia. 25 (1): 21–71. ISSN 0076-2997. Wikidata Q113435857.
- ^ Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010). Acliceratia Ponder, 1984. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=224676 on 2011-04-02
- ^ Gofas, S. (2010). Acliceratia beddomei (Dautzenberg, 1912). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=224679 on 2011-04-02
- ^ Gofas, S. (2010). Acliceratia carinata (Smith, 1871). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=535771 on 2011-04-02
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