Spiripockia

Spipipockia is a monospecific genus of land snails with an operculum, terrestrial troglobiont gastropod molluscs in the family Pomatiopsidae. Spiripockia punctata is the only species included in Spiripockia so far.[1]

Spiripockia
Scientific classification
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Pomatiopsinae
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Spiripockia

Simone, 2012
Species:
S. punctata
Binomial name
Spiripockia punctata
Simone, 2012

Ecology

Snails in the genus Spiripockia are troglobiont, which means they are small cave-dwelling animals that are adapted to dark environments.[1]

References

  1. Simone, L. R. L. (2012). "A new genus and species of cavernicolous Pomatiopsidae (Mollusca, Caenogastropoda) in Bahia, Brazil" (PDF). Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia. 52 (40): 515–524. doi:10.1590/s0031-10492012022000001.


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