Cochlostoma Explained

Cochlostoma is a genus of land snails with an operculum, terrestrial gastropod mollusks in the family Cochlostomatidae. [1]

Distribution

Calcareous terrains of South Europe and North Africa.

Description and Anatomy

Mantle caves serve as pulmones. Operculum corneous and multispiral. Penis is oriented above the right tentacle. Sexual dimorphism is often recognisable in external morphology.

Ecology

All species are confined to limestone habitats, feeding on dead plants and microflora. Females lays large eggs, hatching after three to six weeks.

Species

The genus Cochlostoma contains at least 140 species and subspecies, including:[2] [3] [4]

subgenus Auritus

subgenus Cochlostoma

subgenus Turritus

subgenus Dalfreddia

subgenus Clessiniella

subgenus Eupomatias

subgenus Wagneriola

subgenus Lovcenia

unknown subgenus

Synonyms of Cochlostoma

References

This article incorporates public domain text from reference[5]

External links

Notes and References

  1. MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Cochlostoma Jan, 1830. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=934001 on 2020-08-25
  2. Web site: Taxon Details: Cochlostoma Jan 1830. https://web.archive.org/web/20140903153628/http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=425053. dead. 3 September 2014. Fauna Europaea. 29 August 2014.
  3. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.2. . Downloaded on 29 August 2014.
  4. Web site: Species in genus Cochlostoma . Welter Schultes, F.. AnimalBase. SUB Göttingen. 29 August 2014.
  5. http://www.animalbase.uni-goettingen.de/zooweb/servlet/AnimalBase/home/genus?id=740 "Genus summary for Cochlostoma"