Bulimulus adelphus

Overview

Critically Endangered

Description

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Habitat

Biome: Terrestrial

Ecology: Arid zone of Santa Cruz Island. (Ref. 76726)

List of Habitats :3.5Shrubland - Subtropical/Tropical Dry

Taxonomy

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Domain: Eukaryota () - Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- Kingdom: Animalia () - Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
  - Subkingdom: Bilateria () - (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
    - Branch: Protostomia () - Grobben, 1908
      - Infrakingdom: Lophotrochozoa ()
        Superphylum: Eutrochozoa ()
        Phylum: Mollusca () - (Linnaeus, 1758) Cuvier, 1795 - Molluscs
        Class: Gastropoda () - Cuvier, 1795 - Snails and Slugs
        Subclass: Orthogastropoda () - Ponder & Lindberg, 1996
        Superorder: Heterobranchia () - J.e. Gray, 1840
        Order: Stylommatophora () - Cuvier, in Blainville, 1814
        Suborder: Eupulmonata () - (Haszprunar & Huber, 1990)
        Infraorder: Stylommatophora () - A. Schmidt, 1855
        Superfamily: Orthalicoidea () - Albers, 1860
        Family: Orthalicidae () - Albers-Martens, 1860
        Genus: Bulimulus ()
        Specific name: adelphus - (Dall, 1917)
        Scientific name: - Bulimulus adelphus (Dall, 1917)

Similar Species

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Members of the genus Bulimulus

There are approximately 230 species in this genus. Here are just 100 of them:

B. achatellinus · B. acutus · B. adelphus · B. adserseni · B. aequatoruis · B. akamatus · B. alausiensis · B. albermalensis · B. albicolor · B. alethorhytidus · B. alternatus · B. alternatus hesperius · B. alternatus mariae · B. amariae · B. amastroides · B. apodemedes · B. apodemeta (Darkcheek Tonguefush) · B. apodemetes · B. apodometes · B. apodometus (Rock Prickleback) · B. attenuatus · B. baileyi · B. baroni · B. beldingi · B. bicolor · B. blombergi · B. bonaerensis · B. bonariensis · B. bonariensis bonariensis · B. borellii · B. broderipii · B. brunoi · B. callistoderma chichijimana · B. calvus · B. canaliferus · B. catamarcanus · B. catlowae · B. cavagnaroi · B. chemitzioides · B. chilensis · B. chrysalis · B. cicheroi · B. cinerarius · B. citrinellus · B. citrinus · B. climacographus · B. corderoi · B. coriaceus · B. corneus · B. corpus christi · B. corumbaensis · B. costellatus · B. cotdillerae · B. coturnix · B. cucullinus · B. curtus · B. darwini · B. dealbatus · B. dealbatus liguabilis · B. dealbatus pecosensis · B. dejectus · B. dendrites · B. depstus · B. derelictus · B. deridderi · B. detritus · B. diaphanus · B. dormani · B. duncanus · B. durus · B. dysoni · B. edwardsi · B. elaeodes · B. eos · B. erectus · B. eschariferus · B. exilis · B. extensus · B. eyriesi · B. farrisi · B. felipponei · B. felix · B. flossdorfi · B. fourmiersi · B. fraterculus · B. galapaganus · B. gladysae · B. glyptocephalus · B. gorritiensis · B. gorrittiensis · B. guadaloupensis · B. guadalupenesis (Snubnose Sculpin) · B. guadalupense · B. guadalupensis (West Indian Bulimulus) · B. guadalupnsis (Zaca Blenny) · B. guadeloupensis · B. guadelupensis · B. habeli · B. haemerodes · B. hamiltoni

Bibliography

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Baillie, J. and Groombridge, B. (compilers and editors) 1996. 1996 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland.
Dall, W.H. 1917. Preliminary descriptions of new species of Pulmonata of the Galapagos Islands. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences. Vol. II (11): 375-382.
Dall, W.H. and Ochsner, W.H. 1928. Landshells of the Galapagos Islands. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, 4th Series. 17(5): 141-185.
Groombridge, B. (ed.) 1994. 1994 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland.
Hilton-Taylor, C. (compiler). 2000. 2000 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK.
IUCN. 1990. 1990 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK.
Roque, L. and C. Causton. 1999. El Niño and introduced insects in the Galapagos Islands: Different dispersal strategies, similar effects. Noticias de Galápagos 60: 30-36.

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Notes

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Contributors

Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2005. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. [http://sn2000.taxonomy.nl/Taxonomicon/]. Access date: Nov 23, 2005
Parent, C. 2003. Bulimulus adelphus. In: IUCN 2006. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 14 January 2007.
Parent, C. 2003. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 18, 2008.

Identifiers

Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 7137470
IUCN ID: 3282
Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 2593