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Streptaxacea

gastropod superfamily
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  • snail
    gastropod
    / Classification

    Superfamilies Streptaxacea and Rhytidacea Carnivorous snails and slugs (4 families) in most tropical areas, plus the herbivorous Acavidae of Australia, Sri Lanka, and Madagascar. Superfamily Bulimulacea Large, often arboreal snails of Melanesia and Neotropica (Bulimulidae); long, cylindrical snails of

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    Superfamilies Streptaxacea and Rhytidacea Carnivorous snails and slugs (4 families) in most tropical areas, plus the herbivorous Acavidae of Australia, Sri Lanka, and Madagascar. Superfamily Bulimulacea Large, often arboreal snails of Melanesia and Neotropica (Bulimulidae); long, cylindrical snails of

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