Varicoturris Explained

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

Distribution

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

Species

There are five^[1] species within two^[1] subgenera in the genus Varicoturris:

Subgenus Vericoturris Pilsbry, 1907

• Varicoturris dubia (Pfeiffer, 1856)^[1]
• Varicoturris flammulata (H. B. Baker, 1941)^[1]
• Varicoturris huehuetenangoensis (Thompson, 1995)^[1]
• Varicoturris pycnoptyx (Thompson, 1995)^[1]

Subgenus Streptostylella Pilsbry, 1908^[1]

• Varicoturris botteriana (Crosse & Fischer, 1869)^[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.