''Praticolella'' is a genus of 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 ...

s, terrestrial

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 ...

mollusc 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 ...

s in the family Polygyridae. This genus comprises about 15 species of small snails with semi-globose shells.

Shell description

The shells of these snails often have contrasting color bands, and are usually without apertural teeth, although a tooth may sometimes occur on the parietal wall of the aperture. Snails in this genus are distinguished from other polygyrid snails on the basis of their internal anatomy.

Distribution

Species of ''Praticolella'' may be found from Nicaragua and eastern Mexico, into the southeastern United States, from Texas to North Carolina.Pilsbry, Henry A. 1940. ''Land Mollusca of North America (North of Mexico)''. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, Monograph 3, vol. 1(2): 688-702.

Species

This genus includes the following species and subspecies:Sandoval, A. C. and R. R. Castro. 2002. ''Gastrópodos Terrestres del Sur de Tamaulipas, México''. Acta Zoológica Mexicana (new series) 86: 225-238. *''

Praticolella ampla ''Praticolella'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the family Polygyridae. This genus comprises about 15 species of small snails with semi-globose shells. Shell description The shells of th ...

'' (Pfeiffer, 1866) *'' Praticolella bakeri'' Vanatta, 1915 *''

Praticolella berlandieriana ''Praticolella berlandieriana'' is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusc ...

'' ( Moricand, 1833) *''

Praticolella campi ''Praticolella'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the family Polygyridae. This genus comprises about 15 species of small snails with semi-globose shells. Shell description The shells of th ...

'' Clapp & Ferriss, 1919 *''

Praticolella candida ''Praticolella'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the family Polygyridae. This genus comprises about 15 species of small snails with semi-globose shells. Shell description The shells of th ...

'' Hubricht, 1983 *''

Praticolella griseola ''Praticolella griseola'' is a species of land snail, a terrestrial gastropod mollusc in the family Polygyridae. Distribution The distribution of ''Praticolella griseola'' includes Cuba

'' (Pfeiffer, 1841) *''

Praticolella jejuna ''Praticolella'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the family Polygyridae. This genus comprises about 15 species of small snails with semi-globose shells. Shell description The shells of th ...

'' (Say, 1821) *''

Praticolella lawae ''Praticolella'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc Mollusca is the second-largest phylum of invertebrate animals after the Arthropoda, the members of which are known as molluscs or mollusks ...

'' (Lewis, 1874) *''

Praticolella martensiana ''Praticolella'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the family Polygyridae. This genus comprises about 15 species of small snails with semi-globose shells. Shell description The shells of th ...

'' (Pilsbry, 1907) *''

Praticolella mobiliana ''Praticolella'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the family Polygyridae. This genus comprises about 15 species of small snails with semi-globose shells. Shell description The shells of th ...

'' (Lea, 1841) *''

Praticolella pachyloma ''Praticolella'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the family Polygyridae. This genus comprises about 15 species of small snails with semi-globose shells. Shell description The shells of th ...

'' (Menke, 1847) *'' Praticolella strebeliana'' Pilsbry, 1899 *'' Praticolella taeniata'' Pilsbry, 1940 *''

Praticolella trimatris ''Praticolella'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the family Polygyridae. This genus comprises about 15 species of small snails with semi-globose shells. Shell description The shells of th ...

'' Hubricht, 1983

References

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