Ostodes strigatus

Ostodes strigatus NatureServe Explorer Species Reports — NatureServe Explorer is a source for authoritative conservation information on more than 50,000 plants, animals and ecological communtities of the U.S and c. NatureServe Explorer provides in-depth information on rare and endangered species, but includes common plants and animals too. NatureServe Explorer is a product of NatureServe in collaboration with the Natural Heritage Network.

FWS Digital Media Library — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s National Digital Library is a searchable collection of selected images, historical artifacts, audio clips, publications, and video. Ostodes is a genus of tropical land snails with gills and an operculum, terrestrial gastropod mollusks in the family Neocyclotidae (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005).

Gastropoda Facts. Jennifer Kennedy is an environmental educator who has more than 20 years of experience studying and educating the public about the oceans. The class Gastropoda includes snails, slugs, limpets, and sea hares; the common name for all of these animals is “gastropods.”.

The Class Gastropoda includes snails, slugs, limpets and sea hairs – all animals referred to as ‘gastropods.’ Gastropods are mollusks, and an extremely diverse group that includes over 40,000 species. Envision a sea shell, and you’re thinking about a gastropod, although this class contains many shell-less animals as well. 03 of 04 Conchs