Westraltrachia Rotunda
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''Westraltrachia'' is a
genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
of
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 in the family
Camaenidae Camaenidae is a family of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Helicoidea, the typical snails and their allies. This is one of the most diverse families in the clade Stylommatophora. These ...
.


Distribution

This genus of land snails occurs in the northern coastal area of
Western Australia Western Australia (commonly abbreviated as WA) is a state of Australia occupying the western percent of the land area of Australia excluding external territories. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to th ...
. Species include:''Westraltrachia''.
Atlas of Living Australia. * '' Westraltrachia alterna'' *''
Westraltrachia ampla ''Westraltrachia'' is a genus of land snails in the family Camaenidae. Distribution This genus of land snails occurs in the northern coastal area of Western Australia. Species include:Westraltrachia ascita ''Westraltrachia'' is a genus of land snails in the family Camaenidae. Distribution This genus of land snails occurs in the northern coastal area of Western Australia. Species include:Westraltrachia commoda'' *'' Westraltrachia cunicula'' *'' Westraltrachia derbyi'' *'' Westraltrachia froggatti'' * '' Westraltrachia inopinata'' * '' Westraltrachia instita'' * '' Westraltrachia lievreana'' *'' Westraltrachia limbana'' *'' Westraltrachia oscarensis'' *'' Westraltrachia pillarana'' * '' Westraltrachia porcata'' * '' Westraltrachia recta'' * '' Westraltrachia rotunda'' * '' Westraltrachia subtila'' *'' Westraltrachia tropida'' *'' Westraltrachia turbinata'' *'' Westraltrachia woodwardi''


References

* Iredale, T. 1933. ''Systematic notes on Australian land shells.'' Records of the Australian Museum 19: 37-59 * Solem, A. 1984. ''Camaenid land snails from Western and Central Australia (Mollusca : Pulmonata : Camaenidae). IV. Taxa from the Kimberley, Westraltrachia Iredale, 1933 and related genera''. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 17: 427-705 Camaenidae Gastropods of Australia Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Camaenidae-stub