Lands Snail

Mohd Zacaery, Khalik and Mohammad Effendi, Marzuki (2023) Lands Snail. In: BAKO: Biodiversity Between Land and the Sea. Life from Headwaters to the Coast . UNIMAS Publisher and Natural History Publications (Borneo) Sdn. Bhd, Malaysia, 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
Uncontrolled Keywords: shell shapes, sculptures, gastropods, land snail diversity, phylum Mollusca, 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: Khalik
Date Deposited: 18 Dec 2023 02:29
Last Modified: 18 Dec 2023 02:29
URI: http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/43744

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