Varicoglandina
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| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura |
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| Genus: | Varicoglandina |
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| 5 species | |
Varicoglandina is a genus of predatory air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Spiraxidae.
Distribution
[edit]The distribution of the genus Varicoglandina includes Mexico and Guatemala.[2]
Species
[edit]There are five[2] species in the genus Varicoglandina:
- Varicoglandina constricta (Thompson, 1995)[2]
- Varicoglandina monilifera (Pfeiffer, 1845)[2]
- Varicoglandina monilifera rubella (Morelet, 1849)[2]
- Varicoglandina nana (Shuttleworth, 1852)[2]
- Varicoglandina rubiginosa (Thompson, 1995)[2]
- Varicoglandina stigmatica (Shuttleworth, 1852)[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Pilsbry H. A. (1908). Manual of Conchology (2)19: 204.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i 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.