Samoan Land Snails Identification Guide

(data last revised 29 June 2001)

Use this image-based identification guide to help identify Samoan land snails.

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Guide to All Families

Under each Family name listed below is a sampling of thumbnail images of Genera within the Family. Click on a thumbnail to view a larger image. Click on the Family name for additional images from within that Family. Also listed are Genera for which no images are yet available.


Family: HELICINIDAE


Orobophana

Pleuropoma

Family: NEOCYCLOTIDAE


Ostodes

Family: TRUNCATELLIDAE


Truncatella

Family: ASSIMINEIDAE


Omphalotropis

Genera With No Images
Assiminea
Tutuilana


Family: VERONICELLIDAE


Laevicaulis

Vaginulus

Family: ELLOBIIDAE


Melampus

Pythia

Genera With No Images
Plecotrema
Auriculastra
Ellobium
Laemodonta
Pedipes
Tralia
Allochroa
Cassidula


Family: PLECTOPYLIDIDAE


Corilla

Family: PARTULIDAE


Eua

Samoana

Family: SUBULINIDAE


Allopeas

Opeas

Paropeas

Subulina

Family: ACHATINIDAE


Achatina

Family: SPIRAXIDAE


Euglandina

Family: STREPTAXIDAE


Gonaxis

Gulella

Genera With No Images
Streptostele


Family: RHYTIDIDAE


Ouagapia

Family: SUCCINEIDAE


Succinea

Family: HELICARIONIDAE


Coneuplecta

Diastole

Lamprocystis

Liardetia

Genera With No Images
Microcystis
Ovachlamys


Family: ARIOPHANTIDAE


Parmarion

Family: ZONITIDAE


Trochomorpha

Family: BRADYBAENIDAE


Bradybaena

No Images:
Diplommatinidae
Achatinellidae
Pupillidae
Endodontidae
Charopidae
Hydrocenidae


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