Biology:Dryocochlias metaformis

Dryocochlias metaformis
	Shells of Dryocochlias metaformis on display at the Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Milano
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
(unranked):	clade Heterobranchia; clade Euthyneura; clade Panpulmonata; clade Eupulmonata; clade Stylommatophora; informal group Sigmurethra
Superfamily:	Helicoidea
Family:	Camaenidae
Subfamily:	Helicostylinae
Genus:	Dryocochlias
Species:	D. metaformis
Binomial name
	Dryocochlias metaformis; (Ferussac, 1821)
Synonyms
	Cochlostyla (Dryocochlias) metaformis (Férussac, 1821) (superseded combination); Cochlostyla (Dryocochlias) metaformis ovularis (Menke, 1828) (junior synonym); Cochlostyla hydrophana (G. B. Sowerby I, 1841) (superseded combination); Cochlostyla metaformis (Férussac, 1821) (superseded combination); Cochlostyla ovularis (Menke, 1828) (junior synonym); Helicostyla (Coracia) metaformis (Férussac, 1821) (misspelling of original name, Corasia, Albers, 1850); Helicostyla metaformis (Férussac, 1821) (superseded combination); Helix (Cochlogena) hydrophana G. B. Sowerby I, 1841 (original combination); Helix hydrophana G. B. Sowerby I, 1841· accepted, alternate representation; Helix metaformis Férussac, 1821 (original combination); Helix ovularis Menke, 1828 (junior synonym);

Short description: Species of gastropod

Dryocochlias metaformis is a species of medium-sized, air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Camaenidae.^[1] ^[2]

This species can be found in the Philippines. Shells can reach a length of about 55 millimetres (2.2 in).^[3]

References

↑ Biolib
↑ MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Dryocochlias metaformis (Férussac, 1821). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1456933 on 2021-02-03
↑ WMSDB

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Dryocochlias metaformis

Shells of Dryocochlias metaformis on display at the Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Milano
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
(unranked):	clade Heterobranchia clade Euthyneura clade Panpulmonata clade Eupulmonata clade Stylommatophora informal group Sigmurethra
Superfamily:	Helicoidea
Family:	Camaenidae
Subfamily:	Helicostylinae
Genus:	Dryocochlias
Species:	D. metaformis
Binomial name
*Dryocochlias metaformis* (Ferussac, 1821)
Synonyms
Cochlostyla (Dryocochlias) metaformis (Férussac, 1821) (superseded combination) Cochlostyla (Dryocochlias) metaformis ovularis (Menke, 1828) (junior synonym) Cochlostyla hydrophana (G. B. Sowerby I, 1841) (superseded combination) Cochlostyla metaformis (Férussac, 1821) (superseded combination) Cochlostyla ovularis (Menke, 1828) (junior synonym) Helicostyla (Coracia) metaformis (Férussac, 1821) (misspelling of original name, Corasia, Albers, 1850) Helicostyla metaformis (Férussac, 1821) (superseded combination) Helix (Cochlogena) hydrophana G. B. Sowerby I, 1841 (original combination) Helix hydrophana G. B. Sowerby I, 1841· accepted, alternate representation Helix metaformis Férussac, 1821 (original combination) Helix ovularis Menke, 1828 (junior synonym)