''Cryptazeca'' is a

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of small air-breathing

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mollusks in the family

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Distribution

The distribution of ''Cryptazeca'' species includes southwestern

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, northeastern

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(from the western

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to the

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)."Genus summary for ''Cryptazeca''"

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Species

Species within the genus ''Crypazeca'' include: * '' Cryptazeca elongata'' Gómez, 1990 * '' Cryptazeca kobelti'' Gittenberger, 1983 * '' Cryptazeca monodonta'' (Folin & Bérillon, 1877) - type species * '' Cryptazeca spelaea'' Gómez, 1990 * '' Cryptazeca subcylindrica'' Folin & Bérillon, 1877 * '' Cryptazeca vasconica'' (Kobelt, 1894)

References

* Bank, R. A. (2017). Classification of the Recent terrestrial Gastropoda of the World. Last update: July 16th, 2017 {{Taxonbar, from=Q5190754 Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Gastropod genera Azecidae