Mandarina is a genus of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Camaenidae, subfamily Bradybaeninae.
Mandarina have been traditionally placed within Camaenidae. PDF (2010 reprint) Phylogenic study by Chiba (1999)Chiba S. (1999). "Accelerated evolution of land snails Mandarina in the oceanic Bonin Islands: evidence from mitochondrial DNA sequences". Evolution 53(2): 460-471. JSTOR. have found, that Mandarina is closely related to Euhadra (family Bradybaenidae) and that Mandarina have probably evolved from Euhadra.
Distribution The genus Mandarina is endemic to Ogasawara Islands.
Description The shell is solid. The width of the shell is 15–80 mm.
Species Species within the genus Mandarina include: Mandarina anijimana Mandarina aureola Mandarina chichijimana Mandarina conus Mandarina exoptata Mandarina hahajimana Mandarina hirasei Mandarina luhuana Mandarina mandarina Mandarina polita Mandarina ponderosa Mandarina suenoae Mandarina trifasciata
Ecology Mandarina live in various habitats including arboreal, semi-arboreal, ground habitats, wet habitats and dry habitats.
References
External links
Mandarina: A Microcosm of Biodiversity