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Ruthvenia
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Order:	Stylommatophora
Family:	Charopidae
Genus:	Ruthvenia Gude, 1911
Synonyms
Austenia Gude, 1897 Sykesia Gude, 1897

Ruthvenia is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Charopidae. These snails are restricted to South India and Sri Lanka.

Six species are recognized.

Description

Shell is trochoid to lentiform with compressed structure. Shell color varies from light-comeous to colorless. There are 1 or 2 cord-like keels on last whirl. Aperture narrow with slightly oblique shape. Umbilicus funnel-like and broad.

Species

• Ruthvenia biciliata (Pfeiffer 1854)
• Ruthvenia bicincta (Bavay & Dautzenberg, 1912)
• Ruthvenia caliginosa (Sykes 1898)
• Ruthvenia clathratula (L. Pfeiffer, 1850)
• Ruthvenia clathratuloides (Gude, 1897)
• Ruthvenia retifera (L. Pfeiffer, 1845)

References

1. "Taxon details - Ruthvenia Gude, 1911". WoRMS. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
2. "Sri Lanka Species Database - CHM Sri Lanka". Clearing House Mechanism. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
3. "Ruthvenia species". National History Museum. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
4. "A redescription of Ruthvenia biciliata (L. Pfeiffer, 1855), with revised generic diagnosis for Ruthvenia Gude, 1911" (PDF). zobodat. Retrieved 25 February 2019.

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