Maltzanella

Maltzanella is a genus of terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Helicidae, the typical snails. It has two known species distributed in Turkey. The shell is similar to Helix, which is the sister lineage to Maltzanella.[1]

Maltzanella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Helicidae
Subfamily: Helicinae
Tribe: Helicini
Genus: Maltzanella
Hesse, 1917
Synonyms
  • Helix (Maltzanella) P. Hesse, 1917
  • Maltzania P. Hesse, 1908 (preoccupied )

Species

  • Maltzanella maltzani (Kobelt, 1903)
  • Maltzanella dickhauti (Kobelt, 1883)

References

  • Bank, R. A. (2017). Classification of the Recent terrestrial Gastropoda of the World. Last update: July 16th, 2017.


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