Varicoglandina
| Varicoglandina | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Stylommatophora |
| Family: | Spiraxidae |
| Subfamily: | Euglandininae |
| Genus: | Pilsbry, 1908[1] |
| Diversity[2] | |
| 5 species | |
Varicoglandina is a genus of predatory air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Spiraxidae.
Distribution
The distribution of the genus Varicoglandina includes Mexico and Guatemala.[2]
Species
There are five species in the genus Varicoglandina:[2]
- Varicoglandina constricta (Thompson, 1995)
- Varicoglandina monilifera (Pfeiffer, 1845)
- Varicoglandina monilifera rubella (Morelet, 1849)
- Varicoglandina nana (Shuttleworth, 1852)
- Varicoglandina rubiginosa (Thompson, 1995)
- Varicoglandina stigmatica (Shuttleworth, 1852)
References
- ^ Pilsbry H. A. (1908). Manual of Conchology (2)19: 204.
- ^ a b c 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.