Ariophanta is a genus of terrestrial gastropods in the subfamily Ariophantinae of the family Ariophantidae.
The shell is sinistral or left-handed in its coiling.
Species
Ariophanta laevipes is the type species of the genus Ariophanta.
Species in the genus Ariophanta include:
- Ariophanta albata <small>(W. T. Blanford, 1880)</small>
- Ariophanta ammonia <small>(Deshayes, 1850)</small>
- Ariophanta basilessa <small>(Benson, 1865)</small>
- Ariophanta basileus <small>(Benson, 1861)</small>
- Ariophanta beddomei <small>(W. T. Blanford, 1874)</small>
- Ariophanta belangeri <small>(Deshayes, 1832)</small>
- Ariophanta bistrialis <small>(H. Beck, 1837)</small>
- Ariophanta bombayana <small>(Grateloup, 1840)</small>
- Ariophanta canarica <small>W. T. Blanford, 1901</small>
- Ariophanta crossei <small>(L. Pfeiffer, 1862)</small>
- Ariophanta cysis <small>(Benson, 1852)</small>
- Ariophanta danae <small>(L. Pfeiffer, 1863)</small>
- Ariophanta gassii <small>W. T. Blanford, 1901</small>
- Ariophanta himalana <small>(I. Lea, 1834)</small>
- Ariophanta immerita <small>(W. T. Blanford, 1870)</small>
- Ariophanta innata <small>Fulton, 1905</small>
- Ariophanta intumescens <small>(W. T. Blanford, 1866)</small>
- Ariophanta kadapaensis <small>(Nevill, 1878)</small>
- Ariophanta laevipes <small>(O. F. Müller, 1774)</small>
- Ariophanta laidlayana <small>(Benson, 1856)</small>
- Ariophanta maderaspatana <small>(Gray, 1834)</small>
- Ariophanta prionotropis <small>(Möllendorff, 1898)</small>
- Ariophanta promiscua <small>(E. A. Smith, 1893)</small>
- Ariophanta semirugata <small>(Beck, 1837)</small>
- Ariophanta sisparica <small>(W. T. Blanford, 1866)</small>
- Ariophanta solata <small>(Benson, 1848)</small>
- Ariophanta thyreus <small>(Benson, 1852)</small>
- Ariophanta tongkingensis <small>(Möllendorff, 1902)</small>
- Ariophanta trangensis <small>Thach & F. Huber, 2020</small>
Taxa inquirenda:
- Ariophanta duplocincta <small>Möllendorff, 1897</small>
- Ariophanta huberi <small>Thach, 2018</small> (debated synonym)
- Ariophanta trifasciata <small>(Chemnitz)</small>
Distribution
This genus is endemic to India.
References
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- Bank, R. A. (2017). Classification of the Recent terrestrial Gastropoda of the World. Last update: July 16, 2017
External links
- Jousseaume F. (1894). Mollusques recueillis àCeylan par M. E. Simon, et révision générale des espèces terrestres et fluvio-lacustres de cette ile. Mémoires de la Société Zoologique de France. 7: 264-330
- Godwin-Austen, H. H. (1882-1920). Land and freshwater Mollusca of India, including South Arabia, Baluchistan, Afghanistan, Kashmir, Nepal, Burmah, Pegu, Tenasserim, Malay Peninsula, Ceylon, and other islands of the Indian Ocean. Supplementary to Messrs. Theobald and Hanley's Conchologia Indica. London, Taylor & Francis.