Torrella (gastropod)

Torrella is a genus of operculate land snails, terrestrial gastropod mollusks in the family Pomatiidae.[2]

Torrella
A live individual of Torrella immersa has become a food item for one of two early stage larvae of Alecton discoidalis in captivity.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:
Littorinoidea
Family:
Pomatiidae
Genus:
Torrella

Henderson Jr. & Bartsch, 1920[1]

Distribution

The distribution of the genus Torrella includes Cuba.[2]

Species

Species in the genus Torrella include:

References
  1. Henderson J. B. Jr. & Bartsch P. (1920). "A classification of the American operculate land mollusks of the family Annulariidae". Proceedings of the United States National Museum 58: 49-82. pages 56 and 69.
  2. Rios O. M. & Quinta M. H. (2010). "Larval Feeding Habits of the Cuban Endemic Firefly Alecton discoidalis Laporte (Coleoptera: Lampyridae)". Psyche 2010, Article ID 149879, 5 pages, doi:10.1155/2010/149879.
  3. "Mollusca" Archived 2011-07-18 at the Wayback Machine. Diversidad Biológica Cubana, accessed 20 March 2011.


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