Praticolella
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 Praticolella berlandieriana
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The genus Praticolella comprises about 15 species of small, semi-globose land snails in the family Polygyridae. These snails often have contrasting color bands, and are usually without apertural teeth, although a tooth may sometimes occur on the parietal wall of the aperture. They are distinguished from other polygyrid snails on the basis of their internal anatomy. Species of Praticolella may be found from Nicaragua and eastern Mexico, into the southeastern United States, from Texas to North Carolina. [1]
This genus includes the following species and subspecies: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
- Praticolella ampla (Pfeiffer, 1866)
- Praticolella bakeri Vanatta, 1915
- Praticolella berlandieriana (Moricand, 1833)
- Praticolella campi Clapp & Ferriss, 1919
- Praticolella candida Hubricht, 1983
- Praticolella griseola (Pfeiffer, 1841)
- Praticolella jejuna (Say, 1821)
- Praticolella lawae (Lewis, 1874)
- Praticolella martensiana (Pilsbry, 1907)
- Praticolella mobiliana (Lea, 1841)
- Praticolella pachyloma (Menke, 1847)
- Praticolella strebeliana Pilsbry, 1899
- Praticolella taeniata Pilsbry, 1940
- Praticolella trimatris Hubricht, 1983
[edit] References
- ^ a b Pilsbry, Henry A. 1940. Land Mollusca of North America (North of Mexico). Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, Monograph 3, vol. 1(2): 688-702.
- ^ [1] Praticolella at ITIS (Integrated Taxonomic Information System); accessed 19 Jan. 2008.
- ^ [2] Myers, P., R. Espinosa, C. S. Parr, T. Jones, G. S. Hammond, and T. A. Dewey. 2006. The Animal Diversity Web (online); accessed 19 Jan. 2008.
- ^ [3] Praticolella at Discover Life; accessed 19 Jan. 2008.
- ^ Sandoval, A. C. and R. R. Castro. 2002. Gastrópodos Terrestres del Sur de Tamaulipas, México. Acta Zoológica Mexicana (new series) 86: 225-238.
