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Clausiliidae · skląsteniniai

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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clausiliidae

Clausiliidae, common name door snails, are a taxonomic family of small, very elongate, air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks.

All the species of Clausiliidae have an anatomical structure known as a clausilium, which enables the snail to close off the aperture of the shell with a sliding "door". Almost all the species of snails in the family of door snails are left-handed, which is an uncommon feature in gastropod shells in general.

These snails have shells which are extremely high-spired, with numerous whorls. The shells tend to be club-shaped, tapering at both ends to a rounded nub. The aperture usually has visible folds.

Class: Gastropoda Clade: Heterobranchia Clade: Euthyneura Clade: Panpulmonata Clade: Eupulmonata Clade: Stylommatophora Informal group: Sigmurethra Superfamily: Clausilioidea