Papuina

Translingual

Etymology

Possibly from English Papua (“Indo-Pacific island”) +‎ -ina f (“-ine”). This theory is based upon the possibility of the snails being found near or around Papua. This is supported by the species name translingual Papuina papuensis (literally “Papuan papuina”) (formerly Helix papuensis).

Proper noun

Papuina f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Camaenidae – certain marine snails.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Spiralia – superphylum; Mollusca – phylum; Gastropoda - class; Heterobranchia - subclass; Stylommatophora - order; Helicina – suborder; Helicoidei – infraorder; Helicoidea – superfamily; Camaenidae – family; Hadrinae – subfamily

References

• Papuina on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Papuina on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Papuina on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons