Biology:Backeljaia

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Short description: Genus of gastropods

Backeljaia
Candidula gigaxii.jpg
Shell of Backeljaia gigaxii
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Stylommatophora
Infraorder: Helicoidei
Superfamily: Helicoidea
Family: Geomitridae
Genus: Backeljaia
Chueca, Gómez-Moliner, Madeira & Pfenninger, 2018
Type species
Helix caperata var. gigaxii L. Pfeiffer, 1847

Backeljaia is a genus of small to medium-sized, air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Geomitridae,[1] the hairy snails and their allies.

Species

Species within the genus Backeljaia include:

References

  1. MolluscaBase (2019). MolluscaBase. Backeljaia Chueca, Gómez-Moliner, Madeira & Pfenninger, 2018. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1308878 on 2019-10-27

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q85744828 entry