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Ariophantidae WMSDB - Worldwide Mollusc Species Data Base Family: ARIOPHANTIDAE Author: Claudio Galli - [email protected] (updated 04/mag/2015) Class: GASTROPODA --- Clade: HETEROBRANCHIA-PULMONATA-EUPULMONATA-STYLOMMATOPHORA-SIGMURETHRA-HELICARIONOIDEA ------ Family: ARIOPHANTIDAE Godwin-Austen, 1888 (Land) - Alphabetic order - when first name is in bold the species has images Taxa=797, Genus=60, Subgenus=11, Species=598, Subspecies=22, Synonyms=105, Images=294 abbasi , Hemiplecta abbasi W.J.M. Maassen, 2009 acuducta , Euplecta acuducta (W.H. Benson, 1850) acuta , Sitala acuta acuta , Microcystina acuta H.A. Pilsbry & Y. Hirase, 1905 - syn of: Luchuconulus acutus H.A. Pilsbry & Y. Hirase, 1905 acutecarinata, Sitala acutecarinata A.R.J.B. Bavay & P. Dautzenberg, 1903 adulta, Euplecta adulta (A.R.J.B. Bavay, 1908) aequivocus , Kalidos aequivocus (G.C. Robson, 1914) aglaja, Macrochlamys aglaja (L. Pfeiffer) ahitsitondronae , Sitala ahitsitondronae (F. Salvat, 1966) albata, Cryptozona albata (W.T. Blanford, 1880) albersi , Nanina albersi E.C. Von Martens, 1864 - syn of: Dyakia janus (H.H. Beck, 1837) albertsi, Ariophanta albertsi (E.C. Von Martens) albizonata , Euplecta albizonata (W.L.H. Dohrn, 1858) aliceae, Sitala aliceae K.C. Emberton & T.A. Pearce, 2000 alluaudi, Macrochlamys alluaudi P. Dautzenberg & H. Fischer, 1905 - syn of: Macrochlamys despecta (J.F. Mabille, 1887) amabilis , Sitala amabilis ambatoensis , Kalidos ambatoensis K.C. Emberton, 2009 ambilensis , Kalidos ambilensis E. Fischer-Piette & J. Bedoucha, 1966 amboinensis , Macrochlamys amboinensis E.C. Von Martens, 1864 ambovombeensis, Sitala ambovombeensis ambrae , Kalidos ambrae K.C. Emberton, 2007 amicus , Kalidos amicus E. Fischer-Piette, F. Blanc & F. Salvat, 1975 ammonea, Ariophanta ammonea (A. Valenciennes) ampanasanensis, Sitala ampanasanensis ampulla , Indrella ampulla (W.H. Benson) amussitata , Sitala amussitata E.A. Smith, 1895 - syn of: Kaliella amussitata (E.A. Smith, 1895) anakasakasensis, Sitala anakasakasensis E. Fischer-Piette, P. Blanc & D. Vukadinovic, 1974 - syn of: Sitala ankasakasensis analamerae, Kalidos analamerae K.C. Emberton, 2007 anceps, Holkeion anceps (A.A. Gould) anceyanus , Kalidos anceyanus E. Fischer-Piette, P. Blanc, F. Blanc & F. Salvat, 1966 - syn of: Kalidos anceyianus anceyianus , Kalidos anceyianus andaiensis, Hemiplecta andaiensis (E.A. Smith) andamanica, Microparmarion andamanica W.E. Collinge, 1901 andampibei, Malagarion andampibei K.C. Emberton, 1994 andapaensis , Kalidos andapaensis E. Fischer-Piette, F. Blanc & F. Salvat, 1975 andranomenae, Malagarion andranomenae K.C. Emberton, 1994 androkae , Kalidos androkae angigyra, Microcystina angigyra (O.F. von Möllendorff, 1901) angulorchidus, Kalidos angulorchidus K.C. Emberton, 2007 ankasakasensis, Sitala ankasakasensis ankazobei, Sitala ankazobei annamica, Microparmarion annamica H. Fischer & P. Dautzenberg, 1904 - syn of: Microparmarion andamanica W.E. Collinge, 1901 annamitica, Microcystina annamitica O.F. von Möllendorff, 1898 - syn of: Lamprocystis annamitica (O.F. von Möllendorff, 1898) annextens, Hemiplecta annextens (E.C. Von Martens, 1903) anobrachis, Kalidos anobrachis (W.L.H. Dohrn, 1882) antalahae, Malagarion antalahae K.C. Emberton, 1994 antsepokensis , Kalidos antsepokensis antsingiana, Sitala antsingiana E. Fischer-Piette, F. Blanc & F. Salvat, 1975 apicata , Naninia apicata O.F. von Möllendorff, 1895 apicata , Euplecta apicata W.T. Blanford asamurai , Macrochlamys asamurai S. Panha, 1996 attegia , Sitala attegia (W.H. Benson, 1859) aulica , Xesta aulica L. Pfeiffer, 1851 aulopsis, Macrochlamys aulopsis (W.H. Benson, 1863) austeni, Khasiella austeni (W.T. Blanford, 1870) austeni, Microparmarion austeni H.R. Simroth, 1893 avanalamerae, Kalidos avanalamerae K.C. Emberton, 2007 aylvaus, Euplecta aylvaus W.L.H. Dohrn bajadera, Ariophanta bajadera (L. Pfeiffer, 1850) balansai, Megaustenia balansai (J.F. Mabille, 1889) balantensis , Naninia fulvizona balantensis W. Kobelt, 1896 balstoni , Kalidos balstoni (G.F. Angas, 1877) banggaiensis , Xesta banggaiensis W. Kobelt, 1896 banggaiensis rufostrigata , Xesta banggaiensis rufostrigata H.C. Fulton, 1921 baritensis , Sitala baritensis E.A. Smith, 1893 basilessa, Cryptozona basilessa (W.H. Benson, 1865) basileus, Hemiplecta basileus (W.H. Benson) bataviana , Elaphroconcha bataviana G. von dem Busch, 1842 bathensis , Kalidos bathensis G.C. Robson bathiei , Kalidos bathiei beambrae, Kalidos beambrae K.C. Emberton, 2007 beccarii , Parmarion beccarii A. Issel, 1874 beddomei, Hemiplecta beddomei (W.T. Blanford, 1874) beddomii, Hemiplecta beddomii W.T. Blanford, 1874 - syn of: Hemiplecta beddomei (W.T. Blanford, 1874) belangeri, Cryptozona belangeri (G.P. Deshayes) bella, Naninia bella (L. Pfeiffer) benardi , Kalidos benardi bensoni, Cryptaustenia bensoni (L. Pfeiffer) betsaratae , Kalidos betsaratae K.C. Emberton, 2007 biangulata, Vitrinula biangulata (L. Pfeiffer) bicarinata, Vitrinula bicarinata (C.G. Semper) bicarinata, Sitala bicarinata (O. Böttger) bicincta, Sitala bicincta A.R.J.B. Bavay & P. Dautzenberg, 1912 - syn of: Ruthvenia bicincta (A.R.J.B. Bavay & P. Dautzenberg, 1912) bilineata , Macrochlamys bilineata H.H. Godwin-Austen, 1876 binoyaensis , Euplecta binoyaensis H.H. Godwin-Austen, 1899 bintennensis , Microcystina bintennensis H.H. Godwin-Austen, 1899 biserialis , Euplecta biserialis Unknown bisligensis, Pseudhelicarion bisligensis (C.G. Semper) bistrialis , Cryptozona bistrialis (H.H. Beck, 1837) boholensis, Vitrinula boholensis (L. Pfeiffer) bonthainensis, Hemiplecta bonthainensis (E.A. Smith) boriambrae, Kalidos boriambrae K.C. Emberton, 2007 borneensis , Wiegmannia borneensis W.E. Collinge, 1901 bourguignatiana, Microcystina bourguignatiana (J.F. Mabille & G. Le Mesle, 1866) bournei , Kalidos bournei G.C. Robson, 1914 bouyei, Ariophanta bouyei J.C.H. Crosse & P.H. Fischer, 1863 - syn of: Sesara bouyei (J.C.H. Crosse & P.H. Fischer, 1863) brancsiki, Sitala brancsiki O. Böttger, 1892 briandi , Kalidos briandi broti , Ariophanta broti P. Dautzenberg & D'Hamonville, 1887 bruneopallescens, Microparmarion bruneopallescens W.E. Collinge, 1901 burchi , Sitala burchi K.C. Emberton, 2010 busauensis , Sitala busauensis E.A. Smith, 1895 - syn of: Kaliella busauensis (E.A. Smith, 1895) butonensis , Naninia porcellanica butonensis (P.B. Sarasin & K.F. Sarasin, 1899) butonensis , Xesta luctuosa butonensis Sarsia, 1899 buttikoferi , Hemiplecta buttikoferi M.M. Schepman, 1896 cachani , Kalidos cachani cacuminifera, Euplecta cacuminifera (W.H. Benson, 1850) cagayanica, Macrochlamys cagayanica (J.F. Quadras & O.F. von Möllendorff, 1896) cairni, Hemiplecta cairni (E.A. Smith) calculus , Kalidos calculus E. Fischer-Piette & J. Bedoucha, 1966 calias, Sophina calias (W.H. Benson, 1859) campylonota , Xesta citrina campylonota (C.M. Tapparone-Canefri, 1883) canalifera, Vitrinula canalifera (O.F. von Möllendorff) canarica, Ariophanta canarica (W.T. Blanford, 1901) capdambrae, Kalidos capdambrae K.C. Emberton, 2007 capestensis , Kalidos capestensis K.C. Emberton, 2009 capuroni , Kalidos capuroni E. Fischer-Piette, F. Blanc & F. Salvat, 1975 cara , Sitala cara E.A. Smith, 1895 - syn of: Kaliella cara (E.A. Smith, 1895) carinata, Glyptobensonia carinata (O.F. von Möllendorff) carinifera, Sitala carinifera (F. Stoliczka) cassida , Euaustenia cassida (F.W. Hutton) castaneolabiata, Macrochlamys castaneolabiata H.H. Godwin-Austen castor, Oxytesta castor (W. Theobald) cathaiana , Macrochlamys cathaiana O.F. von Möllendorff, 1899 causia, Macrochlamys causia (W.H. Benson) cavernae , Microcystina cavernae H.H. Godwin-Austen, 1891 cavicula, Syama cavicula G.A. Solem, 1979 cebuensis , Vitrinula cebuensis (O.F. von Möllendorff, 1887) celestinae , Sitala celestinae K.C. Emberton & R.J. Griffiths, 2009 centralis, Hemiplecta centralis (A. Mousson) ceraria , Cryptozona ceraria (W.H. Benson, 1853) ceratodes , Macrochlamys ceratodes (L. Pfeiffer, 1859) ceylanica, Cryptozona ceylanica (L. Pfeiffer) chamissoi, Nanina chamissoi L. Pfeiffer, 1855 - syn of: Philonesia chamissoi (L. Pfeiffer, 1855) champfauri, Sitala champfauri chastelli , Kalidos chastelli (A.E.J. Férussac, 1832) chaunax, Vitrinula chaunax (H.A. Pilsbry & Y. Hirase) chenui , Cryptozona chenui (L. Pfeiffer, 1847) chichijimana, Vitrinula chichijimana (H.A. Pilsbry & Y. Hirase) choinix, Macrochlamys choinix (W.H. Benson, 1861) christinae, Ariophanta christinae (C.B. Adams) chrysoraphe , Cryptozona chrysoraphe O.F. von Möllendorff chrysoraphe krejcii , Cryptozona chrysoraphe krejcii F. Haas cincta , Macrochlamys cincta O.F. von Möllendorff, 1883 cinnamonea, Macrochlamys cinnamonea (A. Valenciennes) citrina , Xesta citrina C. Linnaeus, 1758 citrina campylonota , Xesta citrina campylonota (C.M. Tapparone-Canefri, 1883) citrina obiana , Xesta citrina obiana O.F. von Möllendorff, 1902 citrina strubelli , Xesta citrina strubelli (O. Böttger, 1891) citrina typica , Xesta citrina typica H.A. Pilsbry, 1889 clairvillia , Naninia clairvillia A.E.J. Férussac, 1822 clarkae, Microcystina clarkae W.J.M. Maassen, 2000 cleamesi , Kalidos cleamesi (E.A. Smith, 1882) clessini, Macrochlamys clessini C.A. Westerlund, 1902 climacterica, Khasiella climacterica (W.H. Benson, 1836) coagulata, Naninia coagulata (L. Pfeiffer) cochinchinensis, Megaustenia cochinchinensis (P.M.A. Morelet, 1866) cochinchinensis, Xesta cochinchinensis L. Pfeiffer, 1862 - syn of: Bradybaena cochinchinensis (L. Pfeiffer, 1862) cochlostyloides , Elaphroconcha cochlostyloides M.M. Schepman, 1892 - syn of: Asperitas bimaensis cochlostyloides (M.M.
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