Mohd Zacaery, Khalik and Mohammad Effendi, Marzuki (2023) LAND SNAILS. In: BAKO : Biodiversity Between Land and the Sea. Life from Headwaters to the Coast . UNIMAS Publisher and Natural History Publications (Borneo) Sdn. Bhd., pp. 53-56. ISBN 978-967-0054-16-2
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Abstract
Gastropods show high diversifi cation of shell shapes and sculptures. In the tropics, gastropods could be encountered in a variety of habitats. Taxonomically, gastropods are classifi ed in the phylum Mollusca, and have been estimated to contribute approximately 80% of the total species richness. In general, terrestrial gastropods come in three forms: (1) shelled snails, the constructed shell is used to accommodate the soft body; (2) reduced shell, known as semi-slugs, with visible external shell but not large enough for the soft body to fi t in, or with internal minute shell which is not visible to the naked eye, and (3) true slugs, or those that have no shells.
| Item Type: | Book Chapter |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | gastropods, shell shapes, sculptures, habitats, land snail diversity of Borneo. |
| Subjects: | Q Science > QL Zoology |
| Divisions: | Academic Faculties, Institutes and Centres > Faculty of Resource Science and Technology Faculties, Institutes, Centres > Faculty of Resource Science and Technology |
| Depositing User: | Gani |
| Date Deposited: | 11 Jan 2023 08:23 |
| Last Modified: | 11 Jan 2023 08:23 |
| URI: | http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/41096 |
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