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Class Gastropoda - Snails And Conchs
Shell - Two Auricles

Diotocardia
Shell - Left Side Organs Only

Monotocardia
Shell - Thin

Cephalaspidea
Sea Hares And Relatives

Anaspidea
Nudibranch

Nudibranchia
Snails

Pulmonata

Narrative

Gastropods (Class Gastropoda) contain the snails, conchs, and similar snail-like animals. There are about 105,000 species of gastropods. This class is divided into several separate orders:

Sub Class Streptoneura - (57,000 species)
Order Diotocardia: - Two sets of organs
Order Monotocardia: - One set of organs

Sub Class Euthyneura - (48,000 species)
Order Cephalaspidea: - thin shells, etcetera
Order Nudibranchia: - sea slugs
Order Pulmonata: - snails and slugs

Taxonomy

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English

Kingdom Animalia Animal
Phylum Mollusca Mollusks
Class Gastropoda Snails And Conchs
Order
Family
SubFamily

References

TitleAuthorComments
Compendium of LandshellsAbbott, R. TuckerThis wonderful book pictures more than 2,000 species of terrestrial land snail shells.




GenusSpecies
Abiescephalonica
Abiesforrestii
Abiesnumidica
Abiespinsapo
Abiesveitchii
Abramisballerus
Abramisbrama
Abramissapa
Acaciatortuosa
Acaciawrightii
Acantharchuspomotis
Acanthocybiumsolanderi
Accipiteralbogularis
Accipiterbadius
Accipiterbicolor
Accipiterbrachyurus
Accipiterbrevipes
Accipiterbuergersi
Accipiterbutleri
Accipitercastanilius
Accipiterchionogaster
Accipitercirrhocephalus
Accipitercollaris
Accipitererythrauchen
Accipitererythronemius
Accipitererythropus
Accipiterfasciatus
Accipiterfrancesii
Accipitergriseiceps
Accipitergularis
Accipitergundlachi
Accipiterhaplochrous
Accipiterhenicogrammus
Accipiterhenstii
Accipiterimitator
Accipiterluteoschistaceus
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