''Pachychilus'',

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the jute snails, is a

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s with an operculum, aquatic

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in the family

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. ''Pachychilus'' is the

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of the family Pachychilidae.

Distribution

The distribution of species in the genus ''Pachychilus'' includes: *

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, and others.

Species

Species within the genus ''Pachychilus'' include: * † ''

Pachychilus anagrammatus ''Pachychilus anagrammatus'' was a species of freshwater snail during the Pliocene or Upper Miocene that lived in what is now Texas Texas (, ; Spanish: ''Texas'', ''Tejas'') is a state in the South Central region of the United States. ...

'' Dall, 1913 * ''

Pachychilus apheles ''Pachychilus'', common name the jute snails, is a genus of freshwater snails with an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Pachychilidae. ''Pachychilus'' is the type genus of the family Pachychilidae. Distribution The distri ...

'' F. G. Thompson, 1967 * ''

Pachychilus apis ''Pachychilus'', common name the jute snails, is a genus of freshwater snails with an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Pachychilidae. ''Pachychilus'' is the type genus of the family Pachychilidae. Distribution The distrib ...

'' (I. Lea & H. C. Lea, 1851) * ''

Pachychilus atratus ''Pachychilus'', common name the jute snails, is a genus of freshwater snails with an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Pachychilidae. ''Pachychilus'' is the type genus of the family Pachychilidae. Distribution The distrib ...

'' Pilsbry & Hinkley, 1910 * † ''

Pachychilus caboblanquensis ''Pachychilus'', common name the jute snails, is a genus of freshwater snails with an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Pachychilidae. ''Pachychilus'' is the type genus of the family Pachychilidae. Distribution The distrib ...

'' Weisbord, 1962 * † ''

Pachychilus cancelloides ''Pachychilus'', common name the jute snails, is a genus of freshwater snails with an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Pachychilidae. ''Pachychilus'' is the type genus of the family Pachychilidae. Distribution The distrib ...

'' (Aldrich, 1911) * † ''

Pachychilus canoasensis ''Pachychilus'', common name the jute snails, is a genus of freshwater snails with an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Pachychilidae. ''Pachychilus'' is the type genus of the family Pachychilidae. Distribution The distrib ...

'' Olsson, 1931 * ''

Pachychilus chrysalis ''Pachychilus'', common name the jute snails, is a genus of freshwater snails with an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Pachychilidae. ''Pachychilus'' is the type genus of the family Pachychilidae. Distribution The distrib ...

'' (Brot, 1872) * ''

Pachychilus cinereus ''Pachychilus'', common name the jute snails, is a genus of freshwater snails with an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Pachychilidae. ''Pachychilus'' is the type genus of the family Pachychilidae. Distribution The distrib ...

'' (Morelet, 1849) * ''

Pachychilus conicus ''Pachychilus'', common name the jute snails, is a genus of freshwater snails with an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Pachychilidae. ''Pachychilus'' is the type genus of the family Pachychilidae. Distribution The distri ...

'' (d'Orbigny, 1842) * ''

Pachychilus corpulentus ''Pachychilus'', common name the jute snails, is a genus of freshwater snails with an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Pachychilidae. ''Pachychilus'' is the type genus of the family Pachychilidae. Distribution The dist ...

'' F. G. Thompson, 1967 * '' Pachychilus corvinus'' (Morelet, 1849) * ''

Pachychilus cumingii ''Pachychilus'', common name the jute snails, is a genus of freshwater snails with an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Pachychilidae. ''Pachychilus'' is the type genus of the family Pachychilidae. Distribution The distri ...

'' I. Lea & H. C. Lea, 1851 * ''

Pachychilus dalli ''Pachychilus'', common name the jute snails, is a genus of freshwater snails with an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Pachychilidae. ''Pachychilus'' is the type genus of the family Pachychilidae. Distribution The distri ...

'' Pilsbry, 1896 * † ''

Pachychilus dimorphica ''Pachychilus'', common name the jute snails, is a genus of freshwater snails with an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Pachychilidae. ''Pachychilus'' is the type genus of the family Pachychilidae. Distribution The distri ...

'' (Woods, 1922) * ''

Pachychilus explicatus ''Pachychilus'', common name the jute snails, is a genus of freshwater snails with an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Pachychilidae. ''Pachychilus'' is the type genus of the family Pachychilidae. Distribution The distri ...

'' P. Fischer & Crosse, 1892 * '' Pachychilus fuentesi'' Aguayo, 1936 * † '' Pachychilus fulvus'' Garvie, 2013 † * '' Pachychilus gassiesii'' (Reeve, 1860) * ''

Pachychilus glaphyrus ''Pachychilus'', common name the jute snails, is a genus of freshwater snails with an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Pachychilidae. ''Pachychilus'' is the type genus of the family Pachychilidae. Distribution The distri ...

'' (Morelet, 1849) * '' Pachychilus godmanni'' (Tristram, 1863) * ''

Pachychilus gracilis ''Pachychilus'', common name the jute snails, is a genus of freshwater snails with an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Pachychilidae. ''Pachychilus'' is the type genus of the family Pachychilidae. Distribution The dist ...

'' Tristram, 1864 * † '' Pachychilus gracillimus'' (Pilsbry & Olsson, 1935) * '' Pachychilus graphium'' (Morelet, 1849) * '' Pachychilus hellerii'' (Brot, 1872) * ''

Pachychilus hinkleyi ''Pachychilus'', common name the jute snails, is a genus of freshwater snails with an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Pachychilidae. ''Pachychilus'' is the type genus of the family Pachychilidae. Distribution The distri ...

'' (W. B. Marshall, 1920) * '' Pachychilus humerosus'' Pilsbry & Hinkley, 1910 * '' Pachychilus immanis'' (Morelet, 1851) * '' Pachychilus indiorum'' (Morelet, 1849

* ''

Pachychilus intermedius ''Pachychilus'', common name the jute snails, is a genus of freshwater snails with an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Pachychilidae. ''Pachychilus'' is the type genus of the family Pachychilidae. Distribution The distri ...

'' (von dem Busch, 1844) * ''

Pachychilus jansoni ''Pachychilus'', common name the jute snails, is a genus of freshwater snails with an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Pachychilidae. ''Pachychilus'' is the type genus of the family Pachychilidae. Distribution The distri ...

'' H. Adams, 1871 * '' Pachychilus lacustris'' (Morelet, 1849) * ''

Pachychilus laevisimus ''Pachychilus laevissimus'' is a species of freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Pachychilidae. Distribution This species occurs in Venezuela Venezuela (; ), officially the Bolivarian Repub ...

'' (G.B. Sowerby I, 1824) * '' Pachychilus largillierti'' (Philippi, 1843) * ''

Pachychilus larvatus ''Pachychilus'', common name the jute snails, is a genus of freshwater snails with an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Pachychilidae. ''Pachychilus'' is the type genus of the family Pachychilidae. Distribution The distri ...

'' (Brot, 1877) * '' Pachychilus liebmanni'' (Philippi, 1848) * '' Pachychilus moctezumensis'' Pilsbry & Hinkley, 1910 * '' Pachychilus monachus'' Pilsbry & Hinkley, 1910 * '' Pachychilus nigratus'' (Poey, 1858) - endemic to Villa Clara, CubaVázquez A. A. & Perera S. (2010). "Endemic Freshwater molluscs of Cuba and their conservation status". ''

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* '' Pachychilus obeliscus'' (Reeve, 1861) * '' Pachychilus oerstedii'' Mörch, 1861 * '' Pachychilus olssoni'' Pilsbry, 1950 * '' Pachychilus panucula'' (Morelet, 1851) * '' Pachychilus pasionensis'' Pilsbry, 1956 * '' Pachychilus pilsbryi'' E. von Martens, 1899 * '' Pachychilus planensis'' (I. Lea, 1858) * '' Pachychilus pleurotoma'' Pilsbry & Hinkley, 1910 * ''

Pachychilus pluristriatus ''Pachychilus'', common name the jute snails, is a genus of freshwater snails with an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Pachychilidae. ''Pachychilus'' is the type genus of the family Pachychilidae. Distribution The distri ...

'' (Say, 1831) * '' Pachychilus polygonatus'' (I. Lea & H. C. Lea, 1851) * '' Pachychilus potomarchus'' Pilsbry, 1893 * '' Pachychilus pottsianus'' Hinkley, 1920 * '' Pachychilus pyramidalis'' (Morelet, 1849) * '' Pachychilus radix'' (Brot, 1872) * '' Pachychilus rasconensis'' Thiele, 1928 * '' Pachychilus rivorosai'' Pilsbry, 1893 * ''

Pachychilus rubidus ''Pachychilus'', common name the jute snails, is a genus of freshwater snails with an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Pachychilidae. ''Pachychilus'' is the type genus of the family Pachychilidae. Distribution The distri ...

'' (I. Lea, 1857) * '' Pachychilus rusticulus'' (von dem Busch, 1858) * '' Pachychilus salvini'' (Tristram, 1863) * ''

Pachychilus sargi ''Pachychilus'', common name the jute snails, is a genus of freshwater snails with an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Pachychilidae. ''Pachychilus'' is the type genus of the family Pachychilidae. Distribution The distri ...

'' (Crosse & P. Fischer, 1875) * † ''

Pachychilus satillensis ''Pachychilus'', common name the jute snails, is a genus of freshwater snails with an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Pachychilidae. ''Pachychilus'' is the type genus of the family Pachychilidae. Distribution The distri ...

'' (Aldrich, 1911) * ''

Pachychilus saussurei ''Pachychilus'', common name the jute snails, is a genus of freshwater snails with an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Pachychilidae. ''Pachychilus'' is the type genus of the family Pachychilidae. Distribution The distri ...

'' (Brot, 1860) * '' Pachychilus schiedeanus'' (Philippi, 1843) * ''

Pachychilus schumoi ''Pachychilus'', common name the jute snails, is a genus of freshwater snails with an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Pachychilidae. ''Pachychilus'' is the type genus of the family Pachychilidae. Distribution The distri ...

'' Pilsbry, 1931 * '' Pachychilus subexaratus'' Crosse & P. Fischer, 1891 * ''

Pachychilus subnodosus ''Pachychilus'', common name the jute snails, is a genus of freshwater snails with an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Pachychilidae. ''Pachychilus'' is the type genus of the family Pachychilidae. Distribution The distri ...

'' (Philippi, 1847) * '' Pachychilus suturalis'' Pilsbry & Hinkley, 1910 * † '' Pachychilus tarataranoides'' (O. Haas, 1942) * † '' Pachychilus terebriformis'' (J. Morris, 1859) * '' Pachychilus tristis'' Pilsbry & Hinkley, 1910 * '' Pachychilus turati'' (A. Villa & G. B. Villa, 1854) * ''

Pachychilus vallesensis ''Pachychilus'', common name the jute snails, is a genus of freshwater snails with an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Pachychilidae. ''Pachychilus'' is the type genus of the family Pachychilidae. Distribution The distri ...

'' Hinkley, 1907 subgenus '' Pachychiloides'' Wenz, 1939 * † ''

Pachychilus lawtoni ''Pachychilus'', common name the jute snails, is a genus of freshwater snails with an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Pachychilidae. ''Pachychilus'' is the type genus of the family Pachychilidae. Distribution The distri ...

'' Perrilliat, Vega, Espinosa & Naranjo-Garcia, 2008Perrilliat M. D. C., Vega F. J., Espinosa B. & Naranjo-Garcia E. (2008). "Late Cretaceous and Paleogene Freshwater Gastropods from Northeastern Mexico". ''

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'' 82(2): 255-266. . - fossil from Northeastern Mexico ;Species brought into synonymy: * ''Pachychilus aquatilis'' (Reeve, 1859): synonym of '' Doryssa aquatilis'' (Reeve, 1859) * ''Pachychilus drakei'' Arnold & Hannibal in Hannibal, 1912 †: synonym of ''

Goniobasis drakei ''Pleurocera'' is a genus of freshwater snails with an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusks in the family Pleuroceridae.Neubauer, Thomas A. (2014). Pleurocera Rafinesque, 1818. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www. ...

'' (Arnold & Hannibal in Hannibal, 1912) † (new combination) * ''Pachychilus glaphyra'' (Morelet, 1849): synonym of ''Pachychilus glaphyrus'' (Morelet, 1849) (incorrect gender of species epithet) * ''Pachychilus indifferens'' Crosse & P. Fischer, 1891: synonym of ''Pachychilus corvinus indifferens'' Crosse & P. Fischer, 1891 (unaccepted rank) * ''Pachychilus lawsoni'' Hannibal, 1912 †: synonym of '' Lymnaea lawsoni'' (Hannibal, 1912) † (new combination) * ''Pachychilus parvum'' I. Lea, 1857: synonym of '' Rehderiella parva'' (I. Lea, 1857) (original combination) * ''Pachychilus pila'' Pilsbry & Hinkley, 1910: synonym of '' Amnipila pila'' (Pilsbry & Hinkley, 1910) (original combination) * ''Pachychilus renovatus'' (Brot, 1862): synonym of ''Pachychilus cumingii'' I. Lea & H. C. Lea, 1851 (replacement name for Pachychilus cumingii I. Lea & H. C. Lea, 1851 as a secondary homonym) * ''Pachychilus reticancellata'' ic†: synonym of ''Pachychilus recticancellata'' (Kobayashi & Suzuki, 1939) † (incorrect subsequent spelling) * ''Pachychilus suavis'' Dall, 1913 †: synonym of '' Goniobasis suavis'' (Dall, 1913) † * ''Pachychilus tristrami'' Crosse & P. Fischer, 1892: synonym of ''Pachychilus gracilis'' Tristram, 1864 (invalid: unnecessary replacement name for ''Pachychilus gracilis'') * ''Pachychilus violaceus'' (Preston, 1911) - endemic to the area from

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, Cuba: synonym of ''Pachychilus nigratus'' (Poey, 1858) (junior synonym) * ''Pachychilus vulneratus'' P. Fischer & Crosse, 1892: synonym of ''Pachychilus chrysalis'' (Brot, 1872) (junior synonym)

Human use

One of the

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, the

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, now Mexico's native peoples from state

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, use the Chiapas species Pachychilus indiorum, known locally as "t’unu", as a type of protein supplement to their diet when animal protein is unavailable.Nations J. D. (1979). ''Snail Shells and Maize Preparation: A Lacandon Maya Analogy''.

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44.3: 568-571. In addition, the shells from this "chuti" snail have great nutritional value, as they provide

calcium Calcium is a chemical element with the symbol Ca and atomic number 20. As an alkaline earth metal, calcium is a reactive metal that forms a dark oxide-nitride layer when exposed to air. Its physical and chemical properties are most similar to ...

and slaked

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when burnt. They are often preferred as a lime source over local limestone or other freshwater snail species for their purity as an alkali. The slaked lime is added to

maize Maize ( ; ''Zea mays'' subsp. ''mays'', from es, maíz after tnq, mahiz), also known as corn (North American and Australian English), is a cereal grain first domesticated by indigenous peoples in southern Mexico about 10,000 years ago. Th ...

during the process of making maize dough for tortillas, pozole, and other foods. Slaked lime allows the release of

amino acid Amino acids are organic compounds that contain both amino and carboxylic acid functional groups. Although hundreds of amino acids exist in nature, by far the most important are the alpha-amino acids, which comprise proteins. Only 22 alpha am ...

s such as

tryptophan Tryptophan (symbol Trp or W) is an α-amino acid that is used in the biosynthesis of proteins. Tryptophan contains an α-amino group, an α- carboxylic acid group, and a side chain indole, making it a polar molecule with a non-polar aromatic ...

and

lysine Lysine (symbol Lys or K) is an α-amino acid that is a precursor to many proteins. It contains an α-amino group (which is in the protonated form under biological conditions), an α-carboxylic acid group (which is in the deprotonated −C ...

and the vitamin

niacin Niacin, also known as nicotinic acid, is an organic compound and a form of vitamin B3, an essential human nutrient. It can be manufactured by plants and animals from the amino acid tryptophan. Niacin is obtained in the diet from a variet ...

, which would otherwise be unavailable from the maize (unable to be metabolized) if the lime were not added.

References

External links

Lea, I.; Lea, H. C. (1851). Description of a new genus of the family Melaniana, and of many new species of the genus Melania, chiefly collected by Hugh Cuming, Esq., during his zoological voyage in the East , and now first described. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 18: 179-197

Pilsbry, H. A. (1893). Notes on a collection of shells from the State of Tabasco, Mexico. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. 44: 338-341, pl. 14

Fischer, P. & Crosse, H. (1870-1902). Études sur les mollusques terrestres et fluviatiles du Mexique et du Guatemala. Mission scientifique au Mexique et dans l'Amerique Centrale. Recherches zoologiques, Partie 7 Volume 1: 702 pp., pls 1-31; volume 2: 731 pp., pls 32-72. Paris: Imprimerie Nationale. Published in 17 livraisons
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Pachychilus ''Pachychilus'', common name the jute snails, is a genus of freshwater snails with an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Pachychilidae. ''Pachychilus'' is the type genus of the family Pachychilidae. Distribution The distrib ...

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