Shell Family of Taiwan
Camaenidae 南亞蝸牛科contain112 species in Taiwan,show31 - 45
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Camaenidae 南亞蝸牛科There are many shell shapes of Camaenidae such as conical, disc, and rounded, etc. After matured, the outer lip always thicked and turned outside. Camaenidae are worldwide distribution landsnails, such as tropical areas of Asia, Australia, and America. During maturing, the landsnails of this family are oviparous and laid small eggs in the surface of the soil. They are ground dwellers or arboreal snails. Most of them are herbivores.
Senitfic Name
Chinese Name
omenclator
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 Amphidromus porcellanus   Mousson, 1848  
 Amphidromus sinistralis   Reeve, 1849  
 Amphidromus sumatranus   Martens, 1864  
 Amphidromus ventrosulus   Möllendorff, 1900  
 Amphidromus virescens   Swainson, 1822  
 Amphidromus winteri   Pfeiffer, 1849  
 Camaena batanica boteltobagoensis 蘭嶼蝸牛  (Kuroda, 1932)  
 Camaena batanica pancala 班卡拉左旋蝸牛  (Schmacker et Boettger, 1891)  
 Camaena friesiana 菱蝸牛  (Moellendorff, 1884)  
 Camaena succincta 小菱蝸牛  (H. Adams, 1866)  
 Camaena succincta amblytropis 圓菱蝸牛  (Pilsbry, 1901)  
 Camaena succincta rubrotincta 紅菱蝸牛  (Kuroda, 1941)  
 Chloritis argillacea   Ferrussac, 1821  
 Chloritis fruhstorferi   Mollendorff, 1897  
 Chloritis helicinoides   Mousson, 1848