| Oestophora | |
|---|---|
| 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: | Trissexodontidae |
| Genus: | Oestophora Hesse, 1907[1] |
| Diversity | |
| about 10 species[2] | |
Oestophora is a genus of land snail, a gastropod in the Trissexodontidae family.
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Distribution of genus Oestophora include western Iberian peninsula, north Africa and Azores.[2]
The shell is ribbed, with rounded or keeled whorls.[2] The apertural margin is reflected and thickened.[2]
Reproductive system: There is no flagellum, no penial papilla.[2] There is one small dart sac, one longer accessory sac separated from vaginal walls and vagina with 3 simple and long accessory (mucus) glands.[2]
The number of haploid chromosomes is 30.[3]
It contains the following species:
synonyms:
This article incorporates public domain text from the reference [2]