The Cambridge natural history, Vol. 03 (of 10)Cooke, A. H. (Alfred Hands)
Science
The Cambridge natural history, Vol. 03 (of 10)
Cooke, A. H. (Alfred Hands)
Animals
The land operculate fauna of India is singularly rich and varied. About
25 genera, and at least 190 species, occur. Here we find the metropolis
of _Cyclophorus_ among the larger forms, and of _Diplommatina_ and
_Alycaeus_ among the smaller. A large proportion of the operculate
genera are quite peculiar to the extreme south of India and Ceylon. The
appearance of a few species of the European genus _Pomatias_ is very
remarkable.
The carnivorous genera are poorly represented. A few _Ennea_ occur,
while _Streptaxis_ is practically confined to the extreme south and
north-east.
_Land and Fresh-water Mollusca of India proper_
Streptaxis 9
Ennea 8
Helicarion 15
Girasia 14
Austenia 11
Ibycus 1
Africarion 2
Durgella 4
Ariophanta 15
Xesta 8
Macrochlamys 78
Microcystis 7
Sitala 20
Kaliella 35
Hemiplecta 15
Sesara 3
Trochomorpha 5
Trochomorphoides 1
Parmacella (?) 1
Tebennophorus 1
Anadenus 4
Plectopylis 11
Plectotropis 3
Trachia 12
Thysanota 1
Camaena 1
Amphidromus 2
Boysia 1
Petraeus 14
Cerastus 6
Rachis 5
Cylindrus 1
Pupa 15
Hapalus 4
Clausilia 10
Subulina 2
Opeas 6
Glessula 49
Geostilbia 3
Succinea 11
Lithotis 2
Vaginula 1
Camptonyx 1
Coelostele 1
Carychium 3
Ancylus 1
Limnaea 7
Camptoceras 3
Planorbis 10
Ampullarina 1
Melania 17
Mainwaringia 1
Paludomus 10
Stomatodon 1
Larina 1
Cremnoconchus 3
Fairbankia 2
Tricula 1
Bithynia 9
Fossarulus 1
Stenothyra 3
Vivipara 4
Valvata 1
Ampullaria 4
Assiminea 9
Acmella 2
Pomatias 4
Diplommatina 63
Pupina 1
Streptaulus 1
Coptochilus 3
Alycaeus 49
Lagochilus 1
Cyclophorus 12
Scalaina 1
Micraulax 2
Jerdonia 10
Spiraculum 4
Otopoma 1
Cyclotopsis 2
Georissa 1
Modiola 1
Scaphula 1
Unio 40
Solenaia 1
Cyrena 13
Sphaerium 1
Pisidium 5
Velorita 2
Tanysiphon 1
Novaculina 1
Nausitora 1
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