Caseolus

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Caseolus
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Caseolus bowdichianus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Geomitridae
Subfamily: Geomitrinae
Tribe: Geomitrini
Genus: Caseolus
R. T. Lowe, 1852 [1]
Synonyms
  • Caseolus (Caseolus)R. T. Lowe, 1852· accepted, alternate representation
  • Caseolus (Helicomela)R. T. Lowe, 1855· accepted, alternate representation
  • Caseolus (Leptostictea)Mandahl-Barth, 1950· accepted, alternate representation
  • Helix (Caseolus)R. T. Lowe, 1852
  • Helix (Helicomela)R. T. Lowe, 1855 (basionym)
  • Ochthephila (Caseolus)R. T. Lowe, 1852

Caseolus is a genus of land snails in the family Geomitridae. [2] [3]

Contents

The name Caseolus is masculine and means "little cheese", [4] based on the shape of the shell of this species.

Species

Species include: [5]

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References

  1. Lowe R. T. (1852). Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (2)9: 115.
  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. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Caseolus R. T. Lowe, 1852. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=996327 on 2021-02-19
  4. "Caseol us". Latin Dictionary and Grammar Aid, University of Notre Dame, accessed 15 June 2010.
  5. Caseolus. Fauna Europaea.