Shell Family of Taiwan
Camaenidae 南亞蝸牛科contain112 species in Taiwan,show106 - 112
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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.
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 Satsuma pilsbryi 皮氏栗蝸牛  Wu, Hwang & Lin, 2008  
 Satsuma polymorpha 多型栗蝸牛  Wu, Hwang & Lin, 2008  
 Satsuma rubrolaeva 紅左旋栗蝸牛  Hwang & Chang, 2008  
 Satsuma swinhoei 斯文豪栗蝸牛  Wu, Hwang & Lin, 2008  
 Satsuma vallis 峽谷栗蝸牛  Wu, Hwang & Lin, 2008  
 Satsuma viridibasis 綠底栗蝸牛  Wu, Hwang & Lin, 2008  
 Trichochloritis hungerfordianus 台灣絨蝸牛  (Moellendorff, 1884)