Cochlicopa Explained

Cochlicopa, whose species are known as pillar snails, is a genus of small air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Cochlicopidae.^[1]

This genus is prevalent in the Northern Hemisphere across the United States, Mexico and Europe. These snails feed mostly on plant matter, detritus and fungi.^[2]

Species

Species in the genus Cochlicopa include:

• † Cochlicopa allixi (Cossmann, 1907)
• † Cochlicopa aurelianensis (Deshayes, 1863)
• † Cochlicopa brevis (Michaud, 1862)
• Cochlicopa davidis (Ancey, 1882)
• † Cochlicopa dormitzeri (Reuss in Reuss & Meyer, 1849)
• † Cochlicopa fassabortoloi Harzhauser, Neubauer & Esu in Harzhauser et al., 2015
• † Cochlicopa formicina (F. Sandberger, 1871)
• Cochlicopa hachijoensis Pilsbry, 1902
• † Cochlicopa headonensis Newton & G. F. Harris, 1894
• † Cochlicopa laevissima (Michaud, 1862)
• Cochlicopa lubrica (O. F. Müller, 1774) - glossy pillar
• Cochlicopa lubricella (Porro, 1838) - thin pillar
• † Cochlicopa macrostoma (O. Boettger, 1875)
• † Cochlicopa milleri Wenz, 1919
• Cochlicopa morseana Doherty 1878 - Appalachian pillar
• Cochlicopa nitens (M. von Gallenstein, 1848) - robust pillar
• † Cochlicopa procera Gottschick, 1920
• Cochlicopa sinensis (Heude, 1890)
• † Cochlicopa splendens (A. Braun in Walchner, 1851)
• † Cochlicopa subcylindroides (Paladilhe, 1873)

Species brought into synonymy:

• † Cochlicopa loxostoma (Klein, 1853): synonym of † Hypnophila loxostoma (Klein, 1853) (new combination)
• Cochlicopa repentina Hudec, 1960: synonym of Cochlicopa lubrica (O. F. Müller, 1774)
• † Cochlicopa subrimata (Reuss in Reuss & Meyer, 1849) : synonym of † Hypnophila subrimata (Reuss in Reuss & Meyer, 1849) † (new combination)

References

• Starobogatov, Ya.I. (1996). Eurasiatic species of the genus Cochlicopa (Gastropoda, Pulmonata, Cochlicopidae). Ruthenica, 5 (2): 105–129. Moskva.
• Bank, R. A. (2017). Classification of the Recent terrestrial Gastropoda of the World. Last update: July 16, 2017

External links

• Férussac, A.E.J.P.F. d'Audebard de. (1821-1822). Tableaux systématiques des animaux mollusques classés en familles naturelles, dans lesquels on a établi la concordance de tous les systèmes; suivis d'un Prodrome général pour tous les mollusques ou fluviatiles, vivantes ou fossiles. Paris, 1821 et 1822. Livraison 9: 1-24 (Quarto edition) [Folio edition: 1-32] (6-IV-1821); livr. 10: 25-48 (Quarto) [Folio: 33-56] (26-V-1821); livr. 11: 49-72 (Quarto) [Folio: 57-76] (13-VII-1821); livr. 12: 73-88 (Quarto) [Folio: 77-92] (21-IX-1821); livr. 13: 89-110 (Quarto) [Folio: 93-114] (10-XI-1821); livr. 14: i-xxiv (Quarto) (16-II-1822); livr. 15: xxv-xlvii[i] (Quarto) (13-IV-1822); livr. 16: 1-27 (Quarto) (16-VII-1822). – Paris / London (Arthus Bertrand / G.B. Sowerby)
• Jeffreys, J. G. (1830). A synopsis of the testaceous pneumonobranchous Mollusca of Great Britain. Transactions of the Linnean Society of London. 16: 323-392
• Turton, W. (1831). A manual of the land and fresh-water shells of the British Islands, arranged according to the more modern system of classification; and described from perfect specimens in the author's cabinet: with coloured plates of every species, viii + 152 + 16 pp.): Index of English names), 9 unnumbered plates. London (Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, & Green)

Notes and References

1. MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Cochlicopa A. Férussac, 1821. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=819983 on 2020-08-25
2. Web site: Nordsieck. . Robert . Pillar Snails (Cochlicopidae) . www.molluscs.at . 7 March 2020.