Pachnodus

Pachnodus
Pachnodus velutinus shell
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Stylommatophora
Infraorder: Pupilloidei
Superfamily: Pupilloidea
Family: Cerastidae
Genus: Pachnodus
Martens, 1860

Pachnodus is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Cerastidae.

Pachnodus niger niger (Dufo, 1840) found on Morne Blanc, Seychelles

Distribution

The genus Pachnodus is endemic to the Seychelles.

Species

Species within the genus Pachnodus include:

subgenus Pachnodus

subgenus Nesiocerastus

References

  1. ^ Martens (1860) Helic., ed. 2, 230.
  2. ^ a b MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Pachnodus E. von Martens, 1860. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2020-12-31
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Gerlach J. (1999). "Snails of the genus Pachnodus (Mollusca; Gastropoda; Enidae): their origins and evolution". Journal of Biogeography 26(2): 251-255. doi:10.1046/j.1365-2699.1999.00259.x, JSTOR.