''Cochliopa'' is a

genus Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...

freshwater snail Freshwater snails are gastropod mollusks that live in fresh water. There are many different families. They are found throughout the world in various habitats, ranging from ephemeral pools to the largest lakes, and from small seeps and springs t ...

s, specifically cave snails,

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gastropod Gastropods (), commonly known as slugs and snails, belong to a large Taxonomy (biology), taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda (). This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, freshwater, and fro ...

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s in the family

Cochliopidae Cochliopidae is a family of small freshwater snails with gills and an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusks. Paludestrina d'Orbigny, 1840 is an archaic synonym, and has been placed on the Official Index of Rejected and Invalid Names by ICZN O ...

. ''Cochliopa'' is the

type genus In biological taxonomy, the type genus (''genus typica'') is the genus which defines a biological family and the root of the family name. Zoological nomenclature According to the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature, "The name-bearin ...

of the family Cochliopidae. This genus is not to be confused with the similar-sounding land snail genus, ''

Cochlicopa ''Cochlicopa'', whose species are known as pillar snails, is a genus of small air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Cochlicopidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Cochlicopa A. Férussac, 1821. A ...

''.

Species

Species within this genus include: *'' Cochliopa lubrica'' (

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, 1774) *'' Cochliopa perforata'' Thompson & Hershler, 1991"''Cochliopa perforata'' Thompson and Hershler, 1991"
Discover Life, accessed 14 September 2010. synonyms: *''Cochliopa texana''

Pilsbry Henry Augustus Pilsbry (7 December 1862 – 26 October 1957) was an American biologist, malacologist and carcinologist, among other areas of study. He was a dominant presence in many fields of invertebrate taxonomy for the better part of a cent ...

, 1935 is a synonym for '' Pyrgulopsis texana'' (

, 1935) - Phantom cave snailHershler R., Liu H.-P. & Lang B. K. (2010). "Transfer of ''Cochliopa texana'' to ''Pyrgulopsis'' (Hydrobiidae) and description of a third congener from the lower Pecos River basin". ''Journal of Molluscan Studies'' 76(3): 245-256. .

References

Cochliopidae Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Taxa named by William Stimpson {{Cochliopidae-stub