Mandarina
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Mandarina is a genus of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Camaenidae, subfamily Bradybaeninae.[1]
Mandarina have been traditionally placed within Camaenidae.[2] Phylogenic study by Chiba (1999)[3] have found, that Mandarina is closely related to Euhadra (family Bradybaenidae) and that Mandarina have probably evolved from Euhadra.[2]
Distribution
The genus Mandarina is endemic to Ogasawara Islands.[2]
Description
The shell is solid.[2] The width of the shell is 15–80 mm.[2]
Species
Species within the genus Mandarina include:
- Mandarina anijimana[2]
- Mandarina aureola[2]
- Mandarina chichijimana[2]
- Mandarina conus[2]
- Mandarina exoptata[2]
- Mandarina hahajimana[2]
- Mandarina hirasei[2]
- Mandarina luhuana
- Mandarina mandarina[2]
- Mandarina polita[2]
- Mandarina ponderosa[2]
- Mandarina suenoae[2]
- Mandarina trifasciata[2]
Ecology
Mandarina live in various habitats including arboreal, semi-arboreal, ground habitats, wet habitats and dry habitats.[2]
References
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- ↑ Chiba S. (1999). "Accelerated evolution of land snails Mandarina in the oceanic Bonin Islands: evidence from mitochondrial DNA sequences". Evolution 53(2): 460-471. JSTOR.
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External links
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- Mandarina: A Microcosm of Biodiversity
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