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Caseolus

Caseolus is a genus of land snails in the family Geomitridae.

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Caseolus
Caseolus bowdichianus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Geomitridae
Subfamily: Geomitrinae
Tribe: Geomitrini
Genus: Caseolus
R. T. Lowe, 18521
Synonyms
  • Caseolus (Caseolus) R. T. Lowe, 1852· accepted, alternate representation
  • Caseolus (Helicomela) R. T. Lowe, 1855· accepted, alternate representation
  • Caseolus (Leptostictea) Mandahl-Barth, 1950· accepted, alternate representation
  • Helix (Caseolus) R. T. Lowe, 1852
  • Helix (Helicomela) R. T. Lowe, 1855 (basionym)
  • Ochthephila (Caseolus) R. T. Lowe, 1852

Caseolus is a genus of land snails in the family Geomitridae.23

The name Caseolus is masculine and means "little cheese",4 based on the shape of the shell of species in this genus.

Species

Species include:5

References

References

  1. Lowe R. T. (1852). Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (2)9: 115.
  2. Razkin, Oihana; Gómez-Moliner, Benjamín Juán; Prieto, Carlos Enrique; Martínez-Ortí, Alberto; Arrébola, José Ramón; Muñoz, Benito; Chueca, Luis Javier; Madeira, María José (February 2015). "Molecular phylogeny of the western Palaearctic Helicoidea (Gastropoda, Stylommatophora)". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 83: 99–117. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2014.11.014. ISSN 1055-7903. PMID 25485783.
  3. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Caseolus R. T. Lowe, 1852. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=996327 on 2021-02-19
  4. "Caseol us". Latin Dictionary and Grammar Aid, University of Notre Dame, accessed 15 June 2010.
  5. Caseolus. Fauna Europaea.
  • Bank, R. A. (2017). Classification of the Recent terrestrial Gastropoda of the World. Last update: July 16, 2017
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