Cochlostomatinae are a family of small
land snail
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s which have
operculums and
gill
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s. These are
terrestrial
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gastropod
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mollusk
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s in the superfamily
Cyclophoroidea
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.
[Bouchet, P. (2015). Cochlostomatidae Kobelt, 1902. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=833796 on 2015-02-16]
Distribution
These snails live in the limestone mountains of southern
Europe
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and
North Africa
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.
Genera
Genera in the family Cochlostomatidae include:
* ''
Apolloniana''
Brandt, 1958
* ''
Cochlostoma''
Jan 1830
* † ''
Electrea''
Klebs, 1886
* ''
Obscurella''
Clessin, 1889
* † ''
Proelektrea''
Hrubesch, 1965
* ''
Rara
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''
A. J. Wagner, 1897
* ''
Rhabdotakra''
A. J. Wagner, 1897
* ''
Striolata''
A. J. Wagner, 1897
; Genera brought into synonymy:
* ''Apricana''
Caziot, 1908: synonym of ''Obscurella''
Clessin, 1889
* ''Auritus''
Westerlund, 1883: synonym of ''Cochlostoma (Auritus)''
Westerlund, 1883 represented as ''Cochlostoma''
Jan, 1830
* ''Crassilabriana''
Fagot, 1891: synonym of ''Obscurella''
Clessin, 1889
* ''Elektrea''
ic†: synonym of ''Electrea''
Klebs, 1886 † (incorrect subsequent spelling)
* ''Hartmannia''
Newton, 1891: synonym of ''Cochlostoma (Turritus)''
Westerlund, 1883 represented as ''Cochlostoma''
Jan, 1830
* ''Hidalgoiana''
Fagot, 1891: synonym of ''Obscurella''
Clessin, 1889
* ''Holcopoma''
Kobelt & Möllendorff, 1899: synonym of ''Cochlostoma (Auritus)''
Westerlund, 1883 represented as ''Cochlostoma''
Jan, 1830
* ''Imerezia''
Zallot, Groenenberg, De Mattia, Fehér & E. Gittenberger, 2015: synonym of ''Rara''
A. J. Wagner, 1897
* ''Neglectiana''
Fagot, 1891: synonym of ''Obscurella''
Clessin, 1889
* ''Nouletiana''
Fagot, 1891: synonym of ''Obscurella''
Clessin, 1889
* ''Obscuriana''
Fagot, 1891: synonym of ''Obscurella''
Clessin, 1889
* ''Partiotiana''
Fagot, 1891: synonym of ''Obscurella''
Clessin, 1889
* ''Patuliana''
Caziot, 1908: synonym of ''Cochlostoma (Turritus)''
Westerlund, 1883 represented as ''Cochlostoma''
Jan, 1830
* ''Personatus''
Westerlund, 1883: synonym of Cochlostoma (Auritus) Westerlund, 1883 represented as Cochlostoma Jan, 1830
* ''Pleuropoma''
A. J. Wagner, 1897: synonym of ''Cochlostoma (Auritus)''
Westerlund, 1883 represented as ''Cochlostoma''
Jan, 1830
* ''Pleuropomatia''
Tomlin, 1929: synonym of ''Cochlostoma (Auritus)''
Westerlund, 1883 represented as ''Cochlostoma''
Jan, 1830
* ''Stereopoma''
A. J. Wagner, 1897: synonym of ''Cochlostoma (Turritus)''
Westerlund, 1883 represented as ''Cochlostoma''
Jan, 1830 (junior synonym)
* ''Striolatiana''
Caziot, 1908: synonym of ''Striolata''
A. J. Wagner, 1897
* ''Strobelia''
Clessin, 1889: synonym of ''Cochlostoma (Eupomatias)''
A. J. Wagner, 1897 represented as ''Cochlostoma''
Jan, 1830 (Invalid: junior homonym of ''Strobelia''
Rondani, 1868 iptera Eupomatias has the same type species)
* ''Toffolettia''
Giusti, 1971: synonym of ''Striolata''
A. J. Wagner, 1897 (junior synonym)
* ''Wagneriola'' ''Zallot, Groenenberg, De Mattia, Fehér & E. Gittenberger, 2015'': synonym of ''Cochlostoma (Scalarina)''
A. J. Wagner, 1897 represented as ''Cochlostoma''
Jan, 1830 (objective junior homonym)
References
External links
Cyclophoroidea
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