Caseolus

Caseolus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura
clade Panpulmonata
clade Eupulmonata
clade Stylommatophora
informal group Sigmurethra
Superfamily: Helicoidea
Family: Hygromiidae
Genus: Caseolus
R. T. Lowe, 1852[1]

Caseolus is a genus of small air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Hygromiidae.

The name Caseolus is masculine and means "little cheese",[2] based on the shape of the shell of this species.

Species

Species within the genus Caseolus include:

References

  1. ^ Lowe R. T. (1852). Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (2)9: 115.
  2. ^ "Caseol us". Latin Dictionary and Grammar Aid, University of Notre Dame, accessed 15 June 2010.

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