Cochlicella

Cochlicella
Cochlicella barbara
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Order:	Stylommatophora
Family:	Geomitridae
Subfamily:	Geomitrinae
Tribe:	Cochlicellini
Genus:	Cochlicella Férussac, 1821 [1]
Synonyms
Cochlicella (Cochlicella)A. Férussac, 1821· accepted, alternate representation Cochlicella (Prietocella)Schileyko & Menkhorst, 1997· accepted, alternate representation CochlicellusH. Beck, 1837 (invalid: unjustified emendation of Cochlicella) ElismaW. Turton, 1831 Helix (Cochlicella)A. Férussac, 1821 Helix (Cochlicelle) [sic] (misspelling) LongaevaMenke, 1828 PrietocellaSchileyko & Menkhorst, 1997 XeroacutaMonterosato, 1892

Cochlicella is a genus of small, narrow-shelled, air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Geomitridae, ^[2] previously placed in the Helicidae, Cochlicellidae or Hygromiidae.

This genus has not yet become established in the USA, but it is considered to represent a potentially serious threat as a pest, an invasive species which could negatively affect agriculture, natural ecosystems, human health or commerce. Therefore it has been suggested that this species be given top national quarantine significance in the USA. ^[3]

Species

Species within the genus Cochlicella include: ^[4]

• Cochlicella acuta (Müller, 1774)
• Cochlicella barbara (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Cochlicella conoidea (Draparnaud, 1801)

Species brought into synonymy

• Cochlicella bulimoidesMoquin-Tandon, 1855: synonym of Cochlicella barbara(Linnaeus, 1758)
• Cochlicella cognataRossmässler, 1837: synonym of Cochlicella conoidea(Draparnaud, 1801) (junior synonym)
• Cochlicella meridionalisRisso, 1826: synonym of Cochlicella acuta(O. F. Müller, 1774) (junior synonym)
• Cochlicella turriculaRisso, 1826: synonym of Cochlicella acuta(O. F. Müller, 1774) (junior synonym)

Gallery

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  Cochlicella acuta acuta (subadult)
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  Cochlicella acuta acuta (adult)
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  Cochlicella acuta acuta f. gigantea
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  Cochlicella acuta raphidia
  (Pale form)
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  Cochlicella acuta raphidia
  (Coloured form)
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  Cochlicella barbara
  (Slender form)
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  Cochlicella barbara
  (Stocky form)

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. 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. Cowie R. H., Dillon R. T., Robinson D. G. & Smith J. W. (2009). "Alien non-marine snails and slugs of priority quarantine importance in the United States: A preliminary risk assessment". American Malacological Bulletin27: 113-132. PDF Archived 2016-06-16 at the Wayback Machine .
4. Species in genus Cochlicella. AnimalBase. Accessed 29 December 2008.