Cochlicopa
| Cochlicopa | |
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| Cochlicopa lubrica | |
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| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura |
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| Genus: | Cochlicopa |
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Cionella Jeffreys, 1830 | |
Cochlicopa, whose species are known as pillar snails, is a genus of small air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Cochlicopidae. This genus is prevalent in the Northern Hemisphere across the United States, Mexico and Europe. These snails feed mostly on plant matter, detritus and fungi.[3]
Species
Species in the genus Cochlicopa include:
- Cochlicopa lubrica (O. F. Müller, 1774) - glossy pillar
- Cochlicopa lubricella - thin pillar
- Cochlicopa morseana Doherty 1878 - Appalachian pillar
- Cochlicopa nitens - robust pillar
References
- ^ Férussac A. E. J. P. J. F. d'Audebard de [1821-1822]. Tableaux systématiques des animaux mollusques classés en familles naturelles, dans lesquels on a établi la concordance de tous les systèmes; suivis d'un prodrome général pour tous les mollusques terrestres ou fluviatiles, vivants ou fossiles. pp. j-xlvij [= 1-47], [1], 1-110, [1]. Paris, Londres. (Bertrand, Sowerby).
- ^ "Cochlicopa A. Ferussac 1821". Fauna Europaea, accessed 13 September 2010.
- ^ Nordsieck., Robert. "Pillar Snails (Cochlicopidae)". www.molluscs.at. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
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