Biology:Varicoglandina

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Short description: Genus of gastropods

Varicoglandina
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Euglandininae
Genus:
Varicoglandina

Pilsbry, 1908[1]
Diversity[2]
5 species

Varicoglandina is a genus of predatory air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Spiraxidae.

Distribution

The distribution of the genus Varicoglandina includes Mexico and Guatemala.[2]

Species

There are five[2] species in the genus Varicoglandina:

  • Varicoglandina constricta (Thompson, 1995)[2]
  • Varicoglandina monilifera (Pfeiffer, 1845)[2]
    • Varicoglandina monilifera rubella (Morelet, 1849)[2]
  • Varicoglandina nana (Shuttleworth, 1852)[2]
  • Varicoglandina rubiginosa (Thompson, 1995)[2]
  • Varicoglandina stigmatica (Shuttleworth, 1852)[2]

References

  1. Pilsbry H. A. (1908). Manual of Conchology (2)19: 204.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 Thompson F. G. (16 June 2008). "AN ANNOTATED CHECKLIST AND BIBLIOGRAPHY OF THE LAND AND FRESHWATER SNAILS OF MEXICO AND CENTRAL AMERICA". "PART 4 PULMONATA (ACHATINOIDEA-SAGDOIDEA)". accessed 18 January 2011.

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