Cochlostomatidae

Cochlostomatinae are a family of small land snails which have operculums and gills. These are terrestrial gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Cyclophoroidea.[1]

Cochlostomatidae
Cochlostoma nouleti
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Architaenioglossa
Superfamily: Cyclophoroidea
Family: Cochlostomatidae
Kobelt, 1902
Synonyms

Cochlostomatinae Kobelt, 1902

Distribution

These snails live in the limestone mountains of southern Europe and North Africa.

Genera

Genera in the family Cochlostomatidae include:

  • Apolloniana Brandt, 1958
  • Cochlostoma Jan 1830
  • Electrea Klebs, 1886
  • Obscurella Clessin, 1889
  • Proelektrea Hrubesch, 1965
  • Rara A. J. Wagner, 1897
  • Rhabdotakra A. J. Wagner, 1897
  • Striolata A. J. Wagner, 1897
Genera brought into synonymy
  • Toffolettia Giusti, 1971: synonym of Striolata A. J. Wagner, 1897

References

  1. Bouchet, P. (2015). Cochlostomatidae Kobelt, 1902. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=833796 on 2015-02-16


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