Noricella

Noricella
A live individual of Noricella oreinos oreinos
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Order:	Stylommatophora
Family:	Hygromiidae
Genus:	Noricella Neiber, Razkin & Hausdorf, 2017 [1]

Noricella is a genus of small air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Hygromiidae, the hairy snails and their allies. ^[2] This genus is endemic to Austria. It contains two species, Noricella oreinos and Noricella scheerpeltzi . ^[3] The name is derived from the ancient Roman province Noricum, which covered large parts of the Austrian Alps.

Species

• Noricella oreinos (Wagner, 1915)
• Noricella scheerpeltzi (Mikula, 1957)

References

1. Neiber, M., Razkin, O. & Hausdorf, B. 2017. Molecular phylogeny and biogeography of the land snail family Hygromiidae (Gastropoda: Helicoidea). Molecular Genetics and Evolution, 111: 169-184.
2. MolluscaBase (2018). Noricella Neiber, Razkin & Hausdorf, 2017. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=996565 on 2019-01-14
3. Bamberger, S., Duda, M., Tribsch, A., Haring, E., Sattmann, H., Macek, O., Affenzeller, M. & Kruckenhauser, L. 2020. Genome-wide nuclear data confirm two species in the Alpine endemic land snail Noricella oreinos s.l.Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research 58: 982-1004 https://doi.org/10.1111/jzs.12362

• Bank, R. A. (2017). Classification of the Recent terrestrial Gastropoda of the World. Last update: July 16th, 2017.