Trochoidea (genus)
Encyclopedia
Trochoidea is a genus
of air-breathing land snail
s, terrestrial
pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Hygromiidae
.
The name means "those that are shaped like a top".
Trochoidea
is currently also the name of a superfamily
of marine snails with gills, a superfamily that includes the Trochidae
and the Turbinidae
.
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 air-breathing land snail
Snail
Snail is a common name applied to most of the members of the molluscan class Gastropoda that have coiled shells in the adult stage. When the word is used in its most general sense, it includes sea snails, land snails and freshwater snails. The word snail without any qualifier is however more often...
s, terrestrial
Terrestrial animal
Terrestrial animals are animals that live predominantly or entirely on land , as compared with aquatic animals, which live predominantly or entirely in the water , or amphibians, which rely on a combination of aquatic and terrestrial habitats...
pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Hygromiidae
Hygromiidae
Hygromiidae is a taxonomic family of small to medium-sized air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Helicoidea.-Anatomy:...
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The name means "those that are shaped like a top".
Trochoidea
Trochoidea (superfamily)
Trochoidea is a superfamily of small to very large vetigastropod sea snails with gills and an operculum.They have nacre as the inner shell layer...
is currently also the name of a superfamily
Taxonomic rank
In biological classification, rank is the level in a taxonomic hierarchy. Examples of taxonomic ranks are species, genus, family, and class. Each rank subsumes under it a number of less general categories...
of marine snails with gills, a superfamily that includes the Trochidae
Trochidae
The Trochidae, common name top snails, are a taxonomic family of very small to large sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Vetigastropoda ....
and the Turbinidae
Turbinidae
Turbinidae, the turban snails, are a family of small to large marine gastropods. Turbinidae have a strong, thick calcareous operculum readily distinguishing them from the somewhat similar Trochidae or top snails, which have a corneous operculum...
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Species
Species within the genus Trochoidea include:- Trochoidea betulonensisTrochoidea betulonensisTrochoidea betulonensis is a species of gastropod in the Hygromiidae family. It is endemic to Spain.-Source:* Mollusc Specialist Group 1996. . Downloaded on 7 August 2007....
- Trochoidea carinatoglobosa (Haas, 1934)
- Trochoidea caroni (Deshayes, 1830)
- Trochoidea cucullus (Martens, 1873)
- Trochoidea cumiae (Calcara, 1847)
- Trochoidea claudinaeTrochoidea claudinaeTrochoidea claudinae is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Hygromiidae.This species is endemic to Majorca , where it is known as Caragol de na Claudina.-Source:...
- Trochoidea elegansTrochoidea elegansTrochoidea elegans is a species of European air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Hygromiidae.-Distribution:This species is known to occur in a number of European countries and islands including:...
(Gmelin, 1791) - Trochoidea gharlapsiTrochoidea gharlapsiTrochoidea gharlapsi is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Hygromiidae. It is endemic to Malta.-Source:* Mollusc Specialist Group 1996. . Downloaded on 7 August 2007....
- Trochoidea jimenensisTrochoidea jimenensisTrochoidea jimenensis is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Hygromiidae. It is endemic to Spain.-Source:* Mollusc Specialist Group 1996. . Downloaded on 7 August 2007....
- Trochoidea liebetruti (Albers, 1852)
- Trochoidea molinaeTrochoidea molinaeTrochoidea molinae is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Hygromiidae. It is endemic to Spain.-Source:* Mollusc Specialist Group 1996. . Downloaded on 7 August 2007....
- Trochoidea montserratensisTrochoidea montserratensisTrochoidea montserratensis is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Hygromiidae.This species is endemic to Spain.-References:...
- Trochoidea picardiTrochoidea picardiTrochoidea picardi was a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Hygromiidae.This pecies is/was endemic to Israel.- Conservation status :...
- Trochoidea pseudojacostaTrochoidea pseudojacostaTrochoidea pseudojacosta is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Hygromiidae. It is endemic to Israel....
- Trochoidea pyramidata (Draparnaud, 1805)
- Trochoidea seetzenii
- Trochoidea spratti (Pfeiffer, 1846)
- Trochoidea simulataTrochoidea simulataTrochoidea simulata is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Hygromiidae....
- Trochoidea tarentina (Pfeiffer, 1848)
- Trochoidea trochoides (Poiret, 1789)
- Trochoidea zaharensisTrochoidea zaharensisTrochoidea zaharensis is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Hygromiidae. It is endemic to Spain.-Source:* Mollusc Specialist Group 1996. . Downloaded on 7 August 2007....
Synonyms:
- Trochoidea geyeri is a synonym for Xerocrassa geyeriXerocrassa geyeriXerocrassa geyeri is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Hygromiidae. It is also often known as Trochoidea geyeri.- Taxonomy :...
(Soós, 1926)