Varicoglandina Explained

Varicoglandina is a genus of predatory air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Spiraxidae.

Distribution

The distribution of the genus Varicoglandina includes Mexico and Guatemala.^[1]

Species

There are five^[1] species in the genus Varicoglandina:

• Varicoglandina constricta (Thompson, 1995)^[1]
• Varicoglandina monilifera (Pfeiffer, 1845)^[1]
  • Varicoglandina monilifera rubella (Morelet, 1849)^[1]
• Varicoglandina nana (Shuttleworth, 1852)^[1]
• Varicoglandina rubiginosa (Thompson, 1995)^[1]
• Varicoglandina stigmatica (Shuttleworth, 1852)^[1]

Notes and References

1. Thompson F. G. (16 June 2008). "AN ANNOTATED CHECKLIST AND BIBLIOGRAPHY OF THE LAND AND FRESHWATER SNAILS OF MEXICO AND CENTRAL AMERICA". "PART 4 PULMONATA (ACHATINOIDEA-SAGDOIDEA)". accessed 18 January 2011.