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Genus: | Coxiella E. A. Smith, 1894 [1] |
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10 species |
Coxiella is a genus of aquatic gastropod mollusks in the family Tomichiidae. These snails that live in saline lakes, and have gills and an operculum.
The distribution of genus Coxiella includes Tasmania [2] and Australia: southern Australia, central Australia and northern Queensland. [3]
Davis (1979) [2] recognized 10 species (9 in Australia) and one subrecent species Coxiella badgerensis in Tasmania. [2]
Species within the genus Coxiella include:
subgenus Coxiella
subgenus Coxielladda Iredale & Whitley, 1938 [4]
This genus consists of halophilic species which occur in temporal and permanent saline lakes. [3] [5]
Coxiella snails are iteroparous. [3] When the saline lake dries out, adults of Coxiella are able to survive. [3]
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