Kingdom Animalia Family Polygyridae Phylum Mollusca Rank Genus | Superfamily Helicoidea Scientific name Praticolella Higher classification Polygyridae | |
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Similar Polygyridae, Daedalochila, Patera, Polygyra septemvolva, Ashmunella | ||
Praticolella mexicana k perez 2011 peripatetic scrubsnail
Praticolella is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Polygyridae.
Contents
- Praticolella mexicana k perez 2011 peripatetic scrubsnail
- Praticolella jejuna say 1821 florida scrubsnail
- Shell description
- Distribution
- Species
- References
This genus comprises about 15 species of small snails with semi-globose shells.
Praticolella jejuna say 1821 florida scrubsnail
Shell description
The shells of these snails often have contrasting color bands, and are usually without apertural teeth, although a tooth may sometimes occur on the parietal wall of the aperture.
Snails in this genus are distinguished from other polygyrid snails on the basis of their internal anatomy.
Distribution
Species of Praticolella may be found from Nicaragua and eastern Mexico, into the southeastern United States, from Texas to North Carolina.
Species
This genus includes the following species and subspecies:
References
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