Torrella (gastropod)
| Torrella | |
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| A live individual of Torrella immersa has become a food item for one of two early stage larvae of Alecton discoidalis in captivity. | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Littorinimorpha |
| Superfamily: | Littorinoidea |
| Family: | Pomatiidae |
| Genus: | Torrella Henderson Jr. & Bartsch, 1920[1] |
Torrella is a genus of operculate land snails, terrestrial gastropod mollusks in the family Pomatiidae.[2]
Distribution
The distribution of the genus Torrella includes Cuba.[2]
Species
Species in the genus Torrella include:
- Torrella deficiens (Gundlach in Pfeiffer, 1857)[3]
- Torrella immersa (Gundlach in Pfeiffer, 1857)[3][2]
- Torrella simpsoni Henderson & Bartsch, 1920[3]
References
- ↑ Henderson J. B. Jr. & Bartsch P. (1920). "A classification of the American operculate land mollusks of the family Annulariidae". Proceedings of the United States National Museum 58: 49-82. pages 56 and 69.
- 1 2 3 Rios O. M. & Quinta M. H. (2010). "Larval Feeding Habits of the Cuban Endemic Firefly Alecton discoidalis Laporte (Coleoptera: Lampyridae)". Psyche 2010, Article ID 149879, 5 pages, doi:10.1155/2010/149879.
- 1 2 3 "Mollusca". Diversidad Biológica Cubana, accessed 20 March 2011.
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