''Cochlicella'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...

of small, narrow-shelled, air-breathing

land snail A land snail is any of the numerous species of snail that live on land, as opposed to the sea snails and freshwater snails. ''Land snail'' is the common name for terrestrial gastropod mollusks that have shells (those without shells are known as ...

terrestrial Terrestrial refers to things related to land or the planet Earth. Terrestrial may also refer to: * Terrestrial animal, an animal that lives on land opposed to living in water, or sometimes an animal that lives on or near the ground, as opposed to ...

pulmonate Pulmonata or pulmonates, is an informal group (previously an order, and before that a subclass) of snails and slugs characterized by the ability to breathe air, by virtue of having a pallial lung instead of a gill, or gills. The group includ ...

gastropod The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda (). This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. T ...

mollusks Mollusca is the second-largest phylum of invertebrate animals after the Arthropoda, the members of which are known as molluscs or mollusks (). Around 85,000 extant species of molluscs are recognized. The number of fossil species is esti ...

in the family

Geomitridae Geomitridae is a Taxonomy (biology), taxonomic Family (biology), family of small to medium-sized air-breathing land snails, Terrestrial molluscs, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Helicoidea.MolluscaBase eds. (2021). M ...

, previously placed in the

Helicidae Helicidae is a large, diverse family of small to large, air-breathing land snails, sometimes called the "typical snails." A number of species in this family are valued as food items, including ''Cornu aspersum'' (formerly ''Helix aspersa'') the b ...

Cochlicellidae Cochlicellidae is a family of small air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Helicoidea Helicoidea is a taxonomic superfamily of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod moll ...

Hygromiidae Hygromiidae is a taxonomic family of small to medium-sized air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Helicoidea. Helicellidae Ihering, 1909 Anatomy Some snails in genera within this family create ...

. This genus has not yet become established in the USA, but it is considered to represent a potentially serious threat as a pest, an

invasive species An invasive species otherwise known as an alien is an introduced organism that becomes overpopulated and harms its new environment. Although most introduced species are neutral or beneficial with respect to other species, invasive species ad ...

which could negatively affect agriculture, natural ecosystems, human health or commerce. Therefore it has been suggested that this species be given top national

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significance in the USA.

Species

Species within the genus ''Cochlicella'' include:''Species in genus Cochlicella''
AnimalBase. Accessed 29 December 2008. * '' Cochlicella acuta'' (Müller, 1774) * ''

Cochlicella barbara ''Cochlicella barbara'', now known as ''Prietocella barbara'', is a species of small but high- spired, air-breathing land snail, a pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Geomitridae. Distribution This species is native to Europe. It occurs ...

'' (Linnaeus, 1758) * '' Cochlicella conoidea'' (

Draparnaud Jacques Philippe Raymond Draparnaud (3 June 1772, Montpellier – 2 February 1804) was a French naturalist, malacologist and botanist. Draparnaud is considered the father of malacology in France. He was professor of medicine and pathology at th ...

, 1801) ;Species brought into synonymy: * ''Cochlicella bulimoides'' Moquin-Tandon, 1855: synonym of ''Cochlicella barbara'' (Linnaeus, 1758) * ''Cochlicella cognata'' Rossmässler, 1837: synonym of ''Cochlicella conoidea'' (Draparnaud, 1801) (junior synonym) * ''Cochlicella meridionalis'' Risso, 1826: synonym of ''Cochlicella acuta'' (O. F. Müller, 1774) (junior synonym) * ''Cochlicella turricula'' Risso, 1826: synonym of ''Cochlicella acuta'' (O. F. Müller, 1774) (junior synonym)

Gallery

File:Cochlicella_acuta_01.jpg, Cochlicella acuta acuta (subadult) File:Cochlicella acuta 02.JPG, Cochlicella acuta acuta (adult) File:Cochlicella acuta acuta f. gigantea 01.JPG, Cochlicella acuta acuta f. gigantea File:Cochlicella acuta raphidia 01.JPG, Cochlicella acuta raphidia
(Pale form) File:Cochlicella acuta raphidia 02.JPG, Cochlicella acuta raphidia
(Coloured form) File:Cochlicella barbara 02.JPG, Cochlicella barbara
(Slender form) File:Cochlicella barbara 01.jpg, Cochlicella barbara
(Stocky form)

References

Cochlicellidae Gastropod genera {{Geomitridae-stub