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Papustyla

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Papustyla
Apertural view of a shell of Papustyla pulcherrima
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Stylommatophora
Superfamily: Helicoidea
Family: Camaenidae
Subfamily: Hadrinae
Genus: Papustyla
Pilsbry, 1893
Type species
Cochlostyla hindei Cox, 1886
Synonyms[1]
  • Hombronula Iredale, 1941
  • Papuina (Papustyla) Pilsbry, 1893

Papustyla is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Hadrinae of the family Camaenidae.[1]

Species

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This genus contains the following species:[2]

Species brought into synonymy
  • Papustyla horderi (G. B. Sowerby III, 1890): synonym of Papuina antiqua horderi (G. B. Sowerby III, 1890)(superseded combination)

References

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  1. ^ a b MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Papustyla Pilsbry, 1893. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=995932 on 2021-12-05
  2. ^ Abbott, R. Tucker. 1989. Compendium of Landshells. American Malacologists. p. 149.
  • Bank, R. A. (2017). Classification of the Recent terrestrial Gastropoda of the World. Last update: July 16, 2017
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