Cochliopa

Cochliopa is a genus of freshwater snails, specifically cave snails, aquatic gastropod mollusks in the family Cochliopidae.[2]

Cochliopa
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Cochliopinae
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Cochliopa

Cochliopa is the type genus of the family Cochliopidae.[2]

This genus is not to be confused with the similar-sounding land snail genus, Cochlicopa.

Species

Species within this genus include:

  • Cochliopa lubrica (Müller, 1774)[3]
  • Cochliopa perforata Thompson & Hershler, 1991[4]

synonyms:

References

  1. Stimpson W. (1865). "Diagnoses of newly discovered genera of gasteropods, belonging to the sub-fam. Hydrobiinae, of the family Rissoidae". American Journal of Conchology 1: 52-54.
  2. Bouchet, Philippe; Rocroi, Jean-Pierre; Frýda, Jiri; Hausdorf, Bernard; Ponder, Winston; Valdés, Ángel & Warén, Anders (2005). "Classification and nomenclator of gastropod families". Malacologia. Hackenheim, Germany: ConchBooks. 47 (1–2): 1–397. ISBN 3-925919-72-4. ISSN 0076-2997.
  3. "Cochliopa lubrica (Müller, 1774)". Discover Life, accessed 14 September 2010.
  4. "Cochliopa perforata Thompson and Hershler, 1991". Discover Life, accessed 14 September 2010.
  5. Hershler R., Liu H.-P. & Lang B. K. (2010). "Transfer of Cochliopa texana to Pyrgulopsis (Hydrobiidae) and description of a third congener from the lower Pecos River basin". Journal of Molluscan Studies 76(3): 245-256. doi:10.1093/mollus/eyq002.
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