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any tree- or bush-living gastropod of the family Bulimulidae, inhabiting tropical and temperate regions and characterized by brightly colored shells with distinct central whorls.
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tree snail
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Tree snail — may refer to: Achatinella *O ahu tree snail *Achatinella abbreviata *Achatinella taeniolata Partula *Partula aurantia *Partula exigua *Partula gibba *Partula mirabilis *Partula mooreana *Partula radiolata *Partula suturalis *Partula taeniata… … Wikipedia
tree snail — any tree or bush living gastropod of the family Bulimulidae, inhabiting tropical and temperate regions and characterized by brightly colored shells with distinct central whorls … Useful english dictionary
O'ahu tree snail — Oʻahu tree snail Achatinella bulimoides … Wikipedia
Short Samoan tree snail — Taxobox name = Short samoan tree snail status = CR | status system = IUCN2.3 regnum = Animalia phylum = Mollusca classis = Gastropoda ordo = Stylommatophora familia = Partulidae genus = Samoana species = S. abbreviata binomial = Samoana… … Wikipedia
banded Florida tree snail — a tree dwelling snail, Liguus fasciatus, of Florida and nearby keys, having a long, conical shell in many color variations: now greatly reduced in numbers. Also called lig snail. * * * … Universalium
banded Florida tree snail — a tree dwelling snail, Liguus fasciatus, of Florida and nearby keys, having a long, conical shell in many color variations: now greatly reduced in numbers. Also called lig snail … Useful english dictionary
Emerald green snail — A shell of Papustyla pulcherrima Conservation status … Wikipedia
lig snail — /lig/. See banded Florida tree snail. * * * … Universalium
lig snail — /lig/. See banded Florida tree snail … Useful english dictionary
Apple snail — Apple Ap ple ([a^]p p l), n. [OE. appel, eppel, AS. [ae]ppel, [ae]pl; akin to Fries. & D. appel, OHG, aphul, aphol, G. apfel, Icel. epli, Sw. [ a]ple, Dan. [ae]ble, Gael. ubhall, W. afal, Arm. aval, Lith. ob[*u]lys, Russ. iabloko; of unknown… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
