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Cryptozona

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Cryptozona
Cryptozona siamensis (Pfeiffer, 1856)
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Cryptozona

Mörch, 1872
Synonyms
  • Ariophanta (Cryptozona) Mörch, 1872
  • Nanina (Cryptozona) Mörch, 1872
  • Nilgiria Godwin-Austen, 1888
  • Xestina Pfeffer, 1878

Cryptozona is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Ariophantidae.[1] These snails are restricted to South India and Sri Lanka.[2]

Twenty five species are recognized.[3]

Species

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References

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  1. ^ "Taxon details - Cryptozona Mörch, 1872". WoRMS. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
  2. ^ "Sri Lanka Species Database - CHM Sri Lanka". Clearing House Mechanism. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
  3. ^ "Family: ARIOPHANTIDAE Godwin-Austen, 1888 (Land)". WMSD. Retrieved 27 February 2019.