Priotrochatella

Priotrochatella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Cycloneritida
Family: Helicinidae
Genus: Priotrochatella
Fischer, 1893

Priotrochatella is a genus of land snails with an operculum, terrestrial gastropod mollusks in the family Helicinidae. Priotroachatella occur on calcareous rocks and in caves in the same rocks on Cuban islands - they are critically endangered because of the exploitation of the marble quarries that form their habitat.

Species

Species within the genus Priotrochatella include:

References

  1. ↑ Fischer (1893). J. Conchyliol. 41: 88.
  2. ↑ "Home".
  3. 1 2 3 "Mollusca" Archived 2011-07-18 at the Wayback Machine. Diversidad Biológica Cubana, accessed 23 March 2011.