Cochlicella

Cochlicella
Cochlicella barbara
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Geomitridae
Subfamily: Geomitrinae
Tribe: Cochlicellini
Genus: Cochlicella
Férussac, 1821
Synonyms
  • Cochlicella (Cochlicella) A. Férussac, 1821· accepted, alternate representation
  • Cochlicella (Prietocella) Schileyko & Menkhorst, 1997· accepted, alternate representation
  • Cochlicellus H. Beck, 1837 (invalid: unjustified emendation of Cochlicella)
  • Elisma W. Turton, 1831
  • Helix (Cochlicella) A. Férussac, 1821
  • Helix (Cochlicelle) [sic] (misspelling)
  • Longaeva Menke, 1828
  • Prietocella Schileyko & Menkhorst, 1997
  • Xeroacuta Monterosato, 1892

Cochlicella is a genus of small, narrow-shelled, air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Geomitridae, previously placed in the Helicidae, Cochlicellidae or Hygromiidae.

This genus has not yet become established in the USA, but it is considered to represent a potentially serious threat as a pest, an invasive species which could negatively affect agriculture, natural ecosystems, human health or commerce. Therefore it has been suggested that this species be given top national quarantine significance in the USA.

Species

Species within the genus Cochlicella include:

Species brought into synonymy
  • Cochlicella bulimoides Moquin-Tandon, 1855: synonym of Cochlicella barbara (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Cochlicella cognata Rossmässler, 1837: synonym of Cochlicella conoidea (Draparnaud, 1801) (junior synonym)
  • Cochlicella meridionalis Risso, 1826: synonym of Cochlicella acuta (O. F. Müller, 1774) (junior synonym)
  • Cochlicella turricula Risso, 1826: synonym of Cochlicella acuta (O. F. Müller, 1774) (junior synonym)
  • Cochlicella acuta acuta (subadult)
  • Cochlicella acuta acuta (adult)
  • Cochlicella acuta acuta f. gigantea
  • Cochlicella acuta raphidia
    (Pale form)
  • Cochlicella acuta raphidia
    (Coloured form)
  • Cochlicella barbara
    (Slender form)
  • Cochlicella barbara
    (Stocky form)

References

  1. ^ 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).
  2. ^ Razkin, Oihana; Gómez-Moliner, Benjamín Juán; Prieto, Carlos Enrique; Martínez-Ortí, Alberto; Arrébola, José Ramón; Muñoz, Benito; Chueca, Luis Javier; Madeira, María José (February 2015). "Molecular phylogeny of the western Palaearctic Helicoidea (Gastropoda, Stylommatophora)". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 83: 99–117. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2014.11.014. ISSN 1055-7903. PMID 25485783.
  3. ^ Cowie R. H., Dillon R. T., Robinson D. G. & Smith J. W. (2009). "Alien non-marine snails and slugs of priority quarantine importance in the United States: A preliminary risk assessment". American Malacological Bulletin 27: 113-132. PDF Archived 2016-06-16 at the Wayback Machine.
  4. ^ Species in genus Cochlicella. AnimalBase. Accessed 29 December 2008.


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