''Cryptazeca'' is a

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of small air-breathing land snails,

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gastropod mollusks in the family Azecidae.

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 ''Cryptazeca elongata'' is a species of gastropod in the family Cochlicopidae. It is endemic to Spain , image_flag = Bandera de España.svg , image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg , national_motto = ''P ...

'' Gómez, 1990 * ''

Cryptazeca kobelti ''Cryptazeca kobelti'' is a species of gastropod in the family Cochlicopidae. It is endemic to Spain , image_flag = Bandera de España.svg , image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg , national_motto = ''P ...

'' Gittenberger, 1983 * ''

Cryptazeca monodonta ''Cryptazeca monodonta'' is a species of small, air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Azecidae. MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Cryptazeca monodonta (de Folin & Bérillon, 1877). Accessed throug ...

'' (Folin & Bérillon, 1877) - type species * ''

Cryptazeca spelaea ''Cryptazeca spelaea'' is a species of gastropod in the family Cochlicopidae. It is endemic to Spain , image_flag = Bandera de España.svg , image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg , national_motto = ''Pl ...

'' Gómez, 1990 * ''

Cryptazeca subcylindrica ''Cryptazeca subcylindrica'' is a species of gastropod in the family Cochlicopidae. It is endemic to France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Oversea ...

'' Folin & Bérillon, 1877 * ''

Cryptazeca vasconica ''Cryptazeca vasconica'' is a species of gastropod in the family Cochlicopidae. It is endemic to Spain , image_flag = Bandera de España.svg , image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg , national_motto = ' ...

'' (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