Spiripockia
Spipipockia is a genus of land snails with an operculum, terrestrial troglobiont gastropod molluscs in the family Cochliopidae.[1]
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| Genus: | Spiripockia Simone, 2012 |
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| Spiripockia punctata Simone, 2012 | |
Diversity
Spiripockia currently includes two species:[2]
- Spiripockia punctata Simone, 2012
- Spiripockia umbraticola Simone & Salvador, 2021
Ecology
Snails in the genus Spiripockia are troglobiont, which means they are small cave-dwelling animals that are adapted to dark environments.[1]
References
- Simone, L. R. L. (2012). "A new genus and species of cavernicolous Pomatiopsidae (Mollusca, Caenogastropoda) in Bahia, Brazil" (PDF). Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia. 52 (40): 515–524. doi:10.1590/s0031-10492012022000001.
- Simone, Luiz Ricardo L.; Salvador, Rodrigo Brincalepe (2021). "A new species of Spiripockia from eastern Brazil and reassignment to Cochliopidae (Gastropoda: Truncatelloidea)". Journal of Natural History. 54 (47–48): 3121–3130. doi:10.1080/00222933.2021.1890850.
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