Hochbergellus

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Hochbergellus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Pulmonata
Suborder: Eupulmonata
Infraorder: Stylommatophora
Parvorder: Sigmurethra
Superfamily: Helicoidea
Family: Polygyridae
Genus: Hochbergellus
Roth and Miller, 1992

The genus Hochbergellus is a member of the land snail family Polygyridae. These snails are of small to medium size, and are not distinguishable from related genera on the basis of shell characteristics, but only by anatomical examination. The known distribution of the genus is limited to the state of Oregon in the United States.

This genus includes the following species: [1] [2]

  • Hochbergellus hirsutus Roth and Miller, 1992


[edit] 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.