Cochlicopa
Cochlicopa lubrica
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Heterobranchia

clade Euthyneura
clade Panpulmonata
clade Eupulmonata
clade Stylommatophora

informal group Orthurethra
Superfamily:
Pupilloidea
Family:
Cochlicopidae
Genus:
Cochlicopa

Synonyms[2]
  • Cionella Jeffreys, 1830
  • Cionella Jeffreys, 1830 (junior objective synonym)
  • Cionella (Zua) Turton, 1831
  • Cochlicopa (Sinizua) Starobogatov, 1996 (a junior synonym)
  • Ferussacia (Folliculus) Charpentier, 1837
  • Folliculus Charpentier, 1837
  • Helix (Cochlicopa) A. Férussac, 1821 (original rank)
  • Hydastes Parreyss, 1849
  • Sinizua Starobogatov, 1996
  • Zua W. Turton, 1831

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.[3]

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.[4]

Species

Species in the genus Cochlicopa include:

  • † Cochlicopa allixi (Cossmann, 1907)
  • † Cochlicopa aurelianensis (Deshayes, 1863)
  • † Cochlicopa brevis (Michaud, 1862)
  • Cochlicopa davidis (Ancey, 1882)
  • † Cochlicopa dormitzeri (Reuss in Reuss & Meyer, 1849)
  • † Cochlicopa fassabortoloi Harzhauser, Neubauer & Esu in Harzhauser et al., 2015
  • † Cochlicopa formicina (F. Sandberger, 1871)
  • Cochlicopa hachijoensis Pilsbry, 1902
  • † Cochlicopa headonensis Newton & G. F. Harris, 1894
  • † Cochlicopa laevissima (Michaud, 1862)
  • Cochlicopa lubrica (O. F. Müller, 1774) - glossy pillar
  • Cochlicopa lubricella (Porro, 1838) - thin pillar
  • † Cochlicopa macrostoma (O. Boettger, 1875)
  • † Cochlicopa milleri Wenz, 1919
  • Cochlicopa morseana Doherty 1878 - Appalachian pillar
  • Cochlicopa nitens (M. von Gallenstein, 1848)- robust pillar
  • † Cochlicopa procera Gottschick, 1920
  • Cochlicopa sinensis (Heude, 1890)
  • † Cochlicopa splendens (A. Braun in Walchner, 1851)
  • † Cochlicopa subcylindroides (Paladilhe, 1873)
Species brought into synonymy
  • † Cochlicopa loxostoma (Klein, 1853): synonym of † Hypnophila loxostoma (Klein, 1853) (new combination)
  • Cochlicopa repentina Hudec, 1960: synonym of Cochlicopa lubrica (O. F. Müller, 1774)
  • † Cochlicopa subrimata (Reuss in Reuss & Meyer, 1849) : synonym of † Hypnophila subrimata (Reuss in Reuss & Meyer, 1849) † (new combination)

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. ↑ "Cochlicopa A. Ferussac 1821". Fauna Europaea, accessed 13 September 2010.
  3. ↑ MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Cochlicopa A. Férussac, 1821. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=819983 on 2020-08-25
  4. ↑ Nordsieck., Robert. "Pillar Snails (Cochlicopidae)". www.molluscs.at. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
  • Starobogatov, Ya.I. (1996). Eurasiatic species of the genus Cochlicopa (Gastropoda, Pulmonata, Cochlicopidae). Ruthenica, 5 (2): 105–129. Moskva.
  • Bank, R. A. (2017). Classification of the Recent terrestrial Gastropoda of the World. Last update: July 16, 2017
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