Cochlostoma

Cochlostoma
Cochlostoma nouleti
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
informal group Architaenioglossa
Superfamily: Cyclophoroidea
Family: Cochlostomatidae
Genus: Cochlostoma
Jan, 1830[1]
Species

See text.

Cochlostoma is a genus of land snails with an operculum, terrestrial gastropod mollusks in the family Cochlostomatidae.

Distribution

Europe.[2]

Description

Mantle caves work as pulmones.[2] The operculum is horny.[2] The shell has several whorls.[2] The penis is above right feeler.[2] Sexual dimorphism is often recognisable at the shell.[2]

Ecology

All species are confined to limestone habitats.[2] They feed on dead plants and microflora.[2] Female lays big eggs, offspring hatches after three to six weeks.[2]

Species

The genus Cochlostoma contains at least 140 species and subspecies, including:[3][4][5]

subgenus Auritus

subgenus Cochlostoma

subgenus Holcopoma

subgenus Obscurella

subgenus Turritus


References

This article incorporates public domain text from reference[2]

  1. Jan G. (1830). Scientiae naturalis cultoribus conspectus methodicus testaceorum in collectione mea exstantium anno 1830. pp. 1-8. Parma.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9 "Genus summary for Cochlostoma". AnimalBase, last modified 4 July 2012, accessed 29 August 2014.
  3. "Taxon Details: Cochlostoma Jan 1830". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
  4. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 29 August 2014.
  5. Welter Schultes, F. "Species in genus Cochlostoma". AnimalBase. SUB Göttingen. Retrieved 29 August 2014.

External links

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