Praticolella

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Praticolella
PraticolellaBerlandieriana.jpg
Three views of a shell of Praticolella berlandieriana
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clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura
clade Panpulmonata
clade Eupulmonata
clade Stylommatophora
informal group Sigmurethra
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Praticolella

Praticolella is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Polygyridae.

Contents

This genus comprises about 15[ citation needed ] species of small snails with semi-globose shells.

Shell description

The shells of these snails often have contrasting color bands, and are usually without apertural teeth, although a tooth may sometimes occur on the parietal wall of the aperture.

Snails in this genus are distinguished from other polygyrid snails on the basis of their internal anatomy.

Distribution

Species of Praticolella may be found from Nicaragua and eastern Mexico, into the southeastern United States, from Texas to North Carolina. [1]

Species

This genus includes the following species and subspecies: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 Pilsbry, Henry A. 1940. Land Mollusca of North America (North of Mexico). Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, Monograph 3, vol. 1(2): 688-702.
  2. Praticolella at ITIS (Integrated Taxonomic Information System); accessed 19 Jan. 2008.
  3. Myers, P., R. Espinosa, C. S. Parr, T. Jones, G. S. Hammond, and T. A. Dewey. 2006. The Animal Diversity Web (online); accessed 19 Jan. 2008.
  4. Praticolella at Discover Life; accessed 19 Jan. 2008.
  5. Sandoval, A. C. and R. R. Castro. 2002. Gastrópodos Terrestres del Sur de Tamaulipas, México. Acta Zoológica Mexicana (new series) 86: 225-238.