Biology:Hochbergellus

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Short description: Genus of gastropods


Hochbergellus
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:
Polygyridae
Genus:
Hochbergellus

Roth and Miller, 1992

Hochbergellus is a genus of air-breathing land snails, animal pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Polygyridae.

This genus of snails has only one species, which is not distinguishable from species of the genus Vespericola on the basis of shell characters. The two genera are distinguished only by internal anatomical characters.

Distribution

Hochbergellus is restricted to coastal Oregon, United States

Species

The sole species in this genus is:[1][2]

  • Hochbergellus hirsutus Roth and Miller, 1992

References

  1. ↑ [1] Hochbergellus at ITIS (Integrated Taxonomic Information System); accessed 1 Feb. 2008.
  2. ↑ Roth, B. and W. B. Miller. 1992. A New Genus and Species of Polygyrid Land Snail (Gastropoda: Pulmonata) from Oregon. The Veliger 35(3): 222-225.

Wikidata ☰ Q17077736 entry




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