Gastropods with partly or wholly detorted body; shelled or shell-less. Gills lacking; respiration carried out by the mantle cavity, which functions as a lung. Entirely hermaphroditic. Mostly in freshwater or terrestrial habitats, with a few marine species occuring in shallow coastal water.
Source: Hayward et al., 1990.
The following subtaxa of this subclass occur in the region:
Order Basommatophora Superfamily Ellobioidea Family Ellobiidae Genus Auriculinella Auriculinellaerosa Genus Ovatella Ovatelladenticulata Ovatellamyosotis Family Otinidae Genus Otina Otinaovata
Kingdom Animalia Phylum Mollusca Class Gastropoda Subclass Pulmonata
Sorry, there are no scientific synonyms and common names available for this taxon
Hayward, P.J., Wigham, G.D. & N. Yonow, 1990. Mollusca I: Polyplacophora, Scaphopoda, and Gastropoda. In: The Marine Fauna of the British Isles and North-West Europe. (ed. P.J. Hayward & J.S. Ryland). Clarendon Press, Oxford: 628-730.
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