Dentellaria Explained

Dentellaria is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Pleurodontidae.^[1]

Species

Species within the genus Dentellaria include:

• Dentellaria amabilis (C. B. Adams, 1850)
• Dentellaria anomala (Pfeiffer, 1849)
• Dentellaria atavus (Pfeiffer, 1859)
• Dentellaria bronni (L. Pfeiffer, 1846)
• Dentellaria candescens (C. B. Adams, 1850)
• Dentellaria cara (C. B. Adams, 1849)
• Dentellaria catadupae (H. B. Baker, 1935)
• Dentellaria invalida (C. B. Adams, 1850)
• Dentellaria okeniana (L. Pfeiffer, 1845)
• Dentellaria pallescens (C. B. Adams, 1851)
• Dentellaria peracutissima (C. B. Adams, 1845)
• Dentellaria perplexa (Férussac, 1832)
• Dentellaria picturata (C. B. Adams, 1849)
• Dentellaria schroeteriana (L. Pfeiffer, 1845)
• Dentellaria simson (Pfeiffer, 1852)
• Dentellaria sinuata (O. F. Müller, 1774)
• Dentellaria sloaneana (Pfeiffer, 1868)
• Dentellaria strangulata (C. B. Adams, 1849)
• Dentellaria tridentina (Férussac, 1832)
• Dentellaria valida (C. B. Adams, 1850)

Synonyms:

• Dentellaria pachygastra (Gray, 1834): synonym of Pleurodonte pachygastra (Gray, 1834)
• Dentellaria tridentula Miller, 1878: synonym of Isomeria bituberculata (L. Pfeiffer, 1853): synonym of Isomeria bourcieri (Reeve, 1852) (junior synonym)
• Dentellaria latidentata Miller, 1878: synonym of Isomeria bituberculata (L. Pfeiffer, 1853): synonym of Isomeria bourcieri (Reeve, 1852) (junior synonym)

External links

• Schumacher C.F. (1817). Essai d'un nouveau système des habitations des vers testacés. Schultz, Copenghagen. iv + 288 pp., 22 pls.

Notes and References

1. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Dentellaria Schumacher, 1817. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=996650 on 2021-02-18