Cochlostomatidae

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Cochlostomatidae
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Cochlostoma nouleti
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Architaenioglossa
Superfamily: Cyclophoroidea
Family: Cochlostomatidae
Kobelt, 1902
Synonyms

Cochlostomatinae Kobelt, 1902

Cochlostomatinae are a family of small land snails which have opercula and gills. These are terrestrial gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Cyclophoroidea. [1]

Contents

Distribution

These snails live in the limestone mountains of southern Europe and North Africa.

Genera

Genera in the family Cochlostomatidae include:

Genera brought into synonymy

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References

  1. Bouchet, P. (2015). Cochlostomatidae Kobelt, 1902. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=833796 on 2015-02-16