Ophicardelus Explained

Ophicardelus is a genus of small, air-breathing land snails or salt marsh snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the family Ellobiidae.

Species

Species within the genus Ophicardelus include:

• Ophicardelus costellaris H. Adams & A. Adams, 1854 - New Zealand, Australia, synonym: Ophicardelus australis H. H. Beck, 1838
• Ophicardelus ornatus (Férussac, 1821)^[1] - synonym: Ophicardelus ornata A. de Férussac, 1821 - Australia, (drawing)
• Ophicardelus quoyi H. Adams & A. Adams, 1855 - synonyms: Ophicardelus irregularis Mousson, 1869; Ophicardelus minor Mousson, 1869^[2] - Australia
• Ophicardelus sulcatus H. Adams & A. Adams, 1855^[3] - Australia

Synonyms:

• Ophicardelus layardi H. Adams & A. Adams, 1855 is a synonym of Allochroa layardi (H. Adams & A. Adams, 1855)^[4]

Further reading

• Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979

Notes and References

1. Bouchet, P. (2010). Ophicardelus ornatus (Férussac, 1821). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=527242 on 2011-08-28
2. Bouchet, P. (2010). Ophicardelus quoyi H. Adams & A. Adams, 1854. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=527243 on 2011-08-28
3. Bouchet, P. (2010). Ophicardelus sulcatus H. Adams & A. Adams, 1854. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=527244 on 2011-08-28
4. Bouchet, P. (2010). Allochroa layardi (H. Adams & A. Adams, 1855). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=527224 on 2011-08-28