Cochliopa
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Cochliopa is a genus
of freshwater snail
s, specifically cave snails, aquatic
gastropod mollusks in the family Cochliopidae
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Cochliopa is the type genus
of the family Cochliopidae.
This genus is not to be confused with the similar-sounding land snail genus, Cochlicopa
.
synonyms:
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of freshwater snail
Freshwater snail
A freshwater snail is one kind of freshwater mollusc, the other kind being freshwater clams and mussels, i.e. freshwater bivalves. Specifically a freshwater snail is a gastropod that lives in a watery non-marine habitat. The majority of freshwater gastropods have a shell, with very few exceptions....
s, specifically cave snails, aquatic
Aquatic animal
An aquatic animal is an animal, either vertebrate or invertebrate, which lives in water for most or all of its life. It may breathe air or extract its oxygen from that dissolved in water through specialised organs called gills, or directly through its skin. Natural environments and the animals that...
gastropod mollusks in the family Cochliopidae
Cochliopidae
Cochliopidae is a family of small freshwater snails with gills and an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusks.This family is in the superfamily Rissooidea and in the clade Littorinimorpha ....
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Cochliopa is the type genus
Type genus
In biological classification, a type genus is a representative genus, as with regard to a biological family. The term and concept is used much more often and much more formally in zoology than it is in botany, and the definition is dependent on the nomenclatural Code that applies:* In zoological...
of the family Cochliopidae.
This genus is not to be confused with the similar-sounding land snail genus, Cochlicopa
Cochlicopa
Cochlicopa is a genus of small air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Cochlicopidae.- Species :Species in the genus Cochlicopa include:* subgenus Cochlicopa** Cochlicopa lubrica - glossy pillar...
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Species
Species within this genus include:- Cochliopa lubrica (Müller, 1774)
- Cochliopa perforata Thompson & Hershler, 1991
synonyms:
- Cochliopa texana Pilsbry, 1935 is a synonym for Pyrgulopsis texana (Pilsbry, 1935) - Phantom cave snailPhantom cave snailThe phantom cave snail or phantom cavesnail is a species of very small freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod in the family Hydrobiidae.- Distribution :...