Spiripockia Explained

Spipipockia is a genus of land snails with an operculum, terrestrial troglobiont gastropod molluscs in the family Cochliopidae.^[1]

Species

Spiripockia currently includes two species:^[2]

• Spiripockia punctata Simone, 2012
• Spiripockia umbraticola Simone & Salvador, 2021

Ecology

Snails in the genus Spiripockia are troglobiont, which means they are small cave-dwelling animals that are adapted to dark environments.^[1]

Notes and References

1. Simone. L. R. L.. A new genus and species of cavernicolous Pomatiopsidae (Mollusca, Caenogastropoda) in Bahia, Brazil . Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia. 2012. 52. 40. 515–524. 10.1590/s0031-10492012022000001. free.
2. Simone . Luiz Ricardo L. . Salvador . Rodrigo Brincalepe . A new species of Spiripockia from eastern Brazil and reassignment to Cochliopidae (Gastropoda: Truncatelloidea) . Journal of Natural History . 2021 . 54 . 47–48 . 3121–3130 . 10.1080/00222933.2021.1890850. 235172570 .