''Oestophora'' is a genus of air-breathing

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in the family

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Distribution

The distribution of the genus ''Oestophora'' includes western

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, north Africa and the

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Description

The shell is ribbed, with rounded or keeled

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. The apertural margin is reflected and thickened.

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: There is no flagellum, no penial papilla. There is one small

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Species

Species within the genus ''Oestophoa'' include: * '' Oestophora barbula'' (Rossmässler, 1838)"Species in genus ''Oestophora'' (n=8)"
AnimalBase, accessed 12 January 2011. *'' Oestophora barrelsi'' (Hovestadt & Ripken, 2015) * ''

Oestophora calpeana ''Oestophora'' is a genus of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial gastropod mollusk in the family Trissexodontidae. Distribution The distribution of the genus ''Oestophora'' includes western Iberian peninsula, north Africa and the Azores. ...

'' (Morelet, 1854) * ''

Oestophora dorotheae ''Oestophora'' is a genus of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial gastropod mollusk in the family Trissexodontidae. Distribution The distribution of the genus ''Oestophora'' includes western Iberian peninsula, north Africa and the Azores. ...

'' Hesse, 1930 * '' Oestophora granesae'' Arrébola Burgos, 1998 * '' Oestophora lusitanica'' (Pfeiffer, 1841) - type species * '' Oestophora ortizi'' Winter & Ripken, 1991 * '' Oestophora silvae'' Ortiz de Zárate López, 1962 * '' Oestophora tarnieri'' (Morelet, 1854) Synonyms: * '' Oestophora turriplana''
-> is a synonym for '' Gittenbergeria turriplana'' (Morelet, 1845)

References

This article incorporates public domain text from the reference "Genus summary for ''Oestophora''"
AnimalBase, last modified 17 July 2008, accessed 13 January 2011. {{Taxonbar, from=Q7078710 Trissexodontidae Gastropods described in 1907 Taxonomy articles created by Polbot