''Cochlostoma'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...

of land snails with an operculum,

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gastropod

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s in the family

Cochlostomatidae Cochlostomatinae are a family of small land snails which have operculums and gills. These are terrestrial gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Cyclophoroidea.Bouchet, P. (2015). Cochlostomatidae Kobelt, 1902. Accessed through: World Register ...

. MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Cochlostoma Jan, 1830. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=934001 on 2020-08-25

Distribution

Calcareous terrains of South Europe and North Africa.

Description and Anatomy

Mantle caves serve as pulmones. Operculum corneous and multispiral. Penis is oriented above the right tentacle.

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is often recognisable in external morphology.

Ecology

All species are confined to limestone habitats, feeding on dead plants and microflora. Females lays large eggs, hatching after three to six weeks.

Species

The genus ''Cochlostoma'' contains at least 140 species and subspecies, including: subgenus ''Auritus'' * ''

Cochlostoma achaicum ''Cochlostoma achaicum'' is a species of small land snail with an operculum, a terrestrial gastropod mollusc in the family Cochlostomatidae. Geographic distribution ''C. achaicum'' is endemic to Greece, where it occurs widely on the Pelo ...

'' (O. Boettger, 1885) * ''

Cochlostoma alleryanum ''Cochlostoma'' is a genus of land snails with an operculum, terrestrial gastropod mollusks in the family Cochlostomatidae. MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Cochlostoma Jan, 1830. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: ...

'' (Paulucci, 1879) * ''

Cochlostoma auritum ''Cochlostoma'' is a genus of land snails with an operculum, terrestrial gastropod mollusks in the family Cochlostomatidae. MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Cochlostoma Jan, 1830. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: ...

'' (Rossmässler, 1837) * ''

Cochlostoma fuchsi ''Cochlostoma'' is a genus of land snails with an operculum, terrestrial gastropod mollusks in the family Cochlostomatidae. MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Cochlostoma Jan, 1830. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: h ...

'' Feher, 2004 * ''

Cochlostoma georgi ''Cochlostoma'' is a genus of land snails with an operculum, terrestrial gastropod mollusks in the family Cochlostomatidae. MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Cochlostoma Jan, 1830. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: ...

'' (A.J. Wagner, 1906) * ''

Cochlostoma hellenicum ''Cochlostoma hellenicum'' is a species of small land snail with an operculum, a terrestrial gastropod mollusc in the family Cochlostomatidae. Taxonomy Fauna Europaea recognises two subspecies In biological classification, subspecies ...

'' (Saint-Simon, 1869) * ''

Cochlostoma hoyeri ''Cochlostoma'' is a genus of land snails with an operculum, terrestrial gastropod mollusks in the family Cochlostomatidae. MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Cochlostoma Jan, 1830. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: h ...

'' (Polinski, 1922) * ''

Cochlostoma paladilhianum ''Cochlostoma'' is a genus of land snails with an operculum, terrestrial gastropod mollusks in the family Cochlostomatidae. MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Cochlostoma Jan, 1830. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: h ...

'' (Saint-Simon, 1869) * ''

Cochlostoma parnonis ''Cochlostoma parnonis'' is a species of small land snail with an operculum, a terrestrial gastropod mollusc in the family Cochlostomatidae. Geographic distribution ''C. parnonis'' is endemic to Greece, where it occurs in the south-easte ...

'' Schütt, 1981 * ''

Cochlostoma pinteri ''Cochlostoma'' is a genus of land snails with an operculum, terrestrial gastropod mollusks in the family Cochlostomatidae. MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Cochlostoma Jan, 1830. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: h ...

'' Feher, 2004 * ''

Cochlostoma roseoli ''Cochlostoma'' is a genus of land snails with an operculum, terrestrial gastropod mollusks in the family Cochlostomatidae. MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Cochlostoma Jan, 1830. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: h ...

'' (A.J. Wagner, 1901) * ''

Cochlostoma tessellatum ''Cochlostoma'' is a genus of land snails with an operculum, terrestrial gastropod mollusks in the family Cochlostomatidae. MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Cochlostoma Jan, 1830. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: h ...

'' (Rossmässler, 1837) * ''

Cochlostoma westerlundi ''Cochlostoma'' is a genus of land snails with an operculum, terrestrial gastropod mollusks in the family Cochlostomatidae. MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Cochlostoma Jan, 1830. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: h ...

'' (Paulucci, 1879) subgenus ''Cochlostoma'' * ''

Cochlostoma septemspirale ''Cochlostoma septemspirale'' is a species of a land snail with an operculum, a terrestrial gastropod mollusk in the family Cochlostomatidae. Distribution The distribution of ''Cochlostoma septemspirale'' is southern Europe from the Pyrenee ...

'' (Razoumowsky, 1789) subgenus ''Turritus'' * ''

Cochlostoma acutum ''Cochlostoma'' is a genus of land snails with an operculum, terrestrial gastropod mollusks in the family Cochlostomatidae. MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Cochlostoma Jan, 1830. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: h ...

'' (Caziot, 1908) * ''

Cochlostoma adamii ''Cochlostoma'' is a genus of land snails with an operculum, terrestrial gastropod mollusks in the family Cochlostomatidae. MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Cochlostoma Jan, 1830. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: h ...

'' (Paulucci, 1879) * ''

Cochlostoma affine ''Cochlostoma'' is a genus of land snails with an operculum, terrestrial gastropod mollusks in the family Cochlostomatidae. MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Cochlostoma Jan, 1830. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: h ...

'' (Benoit, 1882) * ''

Cochlostoma braueri ''Cochlostoma'' is a genus of land snails with an operculum, terrestrial gastropod mollusks in the family Cochlostomatidae. MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Cochlostoma Jan, 1830. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: ...

'' (A.J. Wagner, 1897) * '' Cochlostoma crosseanum'' (Paulucci, 1879) * ''

Cochlostoma elegans ''Cochlostoma elegans'' is a land snail species in the genus ''Cochlostoma''. It is found on the island of Pag Pag (pronounced ; la, Pagus, it, Pago, german: Baag) is a Croatian island in the northern Adriatic Sea. It is the fifth-largest is ...

'' (Clessin, 1879) * '' Cochlostoma euboicum'' (Westerlund, 1885) * ''

Cochlostoma gracile ''Cochlostoma'' is a genus of land snails with an operculum, terrestrial gastropod mollusks in the family Cochlostomatidae. MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Cochlostoma Jan, 1830. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: h ...

'' (L. Pfeiffer, 1849) * '' Cochlostoma kleciaki'' (Braun, 1887) * ''

Cochlostoma macei ''Cochlostoma'' is a genus of land snails with an operculum, terrestrial gastropod mollusks in the family Cochlostomatidae. MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Cochlostoma Jan, 1830. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: ...

'' (Bourguignat, 1869) * '' Cochlostoma montanum'' (Issel, 1866) * ''

Cochlostoma mostarensis ''Cochlostoma'' is a genus of land snails with an operculum, terrestrial gastropod mollusks in the family Cochlostomatidae. MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Cochlostoma Jan, 1830. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: ...

'' (A.J. Wagner, 1906) * ''

Cochlostoma nanum ''Cochlostoma'' is a genus of land snails with an operculum, terrestrial gastropod mollusks in the family Cochlostomatidae. MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Cochlostoma Jan, 1830. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: ...

'' (Westerlund, 1879) * ''

Cochlostoma pageti ''Cochlostoma pageti'' is a species of small land snail with an operculum, a terrestrial gastropod mollusc in the family Cochlostomatidae Cochlostomatinae are a family of small land snails which have operculums and gills. These are terres ...

'' Klemm, 1962 * ''

Cochlostoma patulum ''Cochlostoma'' is a genus of land snails with an Operculum (gastropod), operculum, Terrestrial molluscs, terrestrial gastropod mollusks in the family Cochlostomatidae. MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Cochlostoma Jan, 1830. Accessed thro ...

'' (Draparnaud, 1801) * '' Cochlostoma sardoum'' (Westerlund, 1890) * '' Cochlostoma simrothi'' (Caziot, 1908) * '' Cochlostoma stossichi'' (Hirc, 1881) * '' Cochlostoma sturanii'' (A.J. Wagner, 1897) subgenus ''Dalfreddia'' * ''

Cochlostoma porroi ''Cochlostoma'' is a genus of land snails with an operculum, terrestrial gastropod mollusks in the family Cochlostomatidae. MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Cochlostoma Jan, 1830. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: h ...

'' (Strobel, 1850) * '' Cochlostoma subalpinum'' (Pini, 1884) subgenus ''Clessiniella'' *''

Cochlostoma anomphale ''Cochlostoma'' is a genus of land snails with an operculum, terrestrial gastropod mollusks in the family Cochlostomatidae. MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Cochlostoma Jan, 1830. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: ...

'' Boeckel, 1939 *''Cochlostoma stelucarum'' Zallot et al., 2021 *'' Cochlostoma tergestinum'' (Westerlund, 1878) * ''

Cochlostoma villae ''Cochlostoma'' is a genus of land snails with an operculum, terrestrial gastropod mollusks in the family Cochlostomatidae. MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Cochlostoma Jan, 1830. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: ...

'' (Strobel, 1851) * '' Cochlostoma waldemari'' (A.J. Wagner, 1897) subgenus ''Eupomatias'' * ''

Cochlostoma henricae ''Cochlostoma'' is a genus of land snails with an operculum, terrestrial gastropod mollusks in the family Cochlostomatidae. MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Cochlostoma Jan, 1830. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: ...

'' (Strobel, 1851) * '' Cochlostoma philippianum'' (Gredler, 1853) subgenus ''Wagneriola'' * '' Cochlostoma scalarinum'' (A. & J.B. Villa, 1841) subgenus ''Lovcenia'' * ''

Cochlostoma dalmatinum ''Cochlostoma'' is a genus of land snails with an operculum, terrestrial gastropod mollusks in the family Cochlostomatidae. MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Cochlostoma Jan, 1830. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: ...

'' (L. Pfeiffer, 1863) * ''

Cochlostoma erika ''Cochlostoma'' is a genus of land snails with an operculum, terrestrial gastropod mollusks in the family Cochlostomatidae. MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Cochlostoma Jan, 1830. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: ...

'' (A.J. Wagner, 1906) * ''Cochlostoma jakschae Zallot, Fehér, Bamberger, Gittenberger, 2015'' * ''Cochlostoma lanatum'' ''Zallot, Fehér, Bamberger, Gittenberger, 2015'' * ''Cochlostoma tropojanum'' ''Zallot, Fehér, Bamberger, Gittenberger, 2015'' unknown subgenus *''

Cochlostoma cinerascens ''Cochlostoma'' is a genus of land snails with an operculum, terrestrial gastropod mollusks in the family Cochlostomatidae. MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Cochlostoma Jan, 1830. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: ...

'' (Rossmässler, 1837) * ''

Cochlostoma cretense ''Cochlostoma'' is a genus of land snails with an operculum, terrestrial gastropod mollusks in the family Cochlostomatidae. MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Cochlostoma Jan, 1830. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: h ...

'' (Maltzan, 1887)

Synonyms of Cochlostoma

* ''Auritus'' Westerlund, 1883 * ''Auritus (Auritus)'' Westerlund, 1883 * ''Auritus (Holcopoma)'' Kobelt & Möllendorff, 1899 * ''Auritus (Pleuropoma)'' A. J. Wagner, 1897 * ''Auritus (Titanopoma)'' A. J. Wagner, 1897 * ''Cochlostoma (Auritus)'' Westerlund, 1883· accepted, alternate representation * ''Cochlostoma (Cinerascens)'' A. J. Wagner, 1897· accepted, alternate representation * ''Cochlostoma (Clessiniella)'' Zallot, Groenenberg, De Mattia, Fehér & E. Gittenberger, 2015 (junior objective synonym) * ''Cochlostoma (Cochlostoma)'' Jan, 1830· accepted, alternate representation * ''Cochlostoma (Dalfreddia)'' Zallot, Groenenberg, De Mattia, Fehér & E. Gittenberger, 2015· accepted, alternate representation * ''Cochlostoma (Eupomatias)'' A. J. Wagner, 1897· accepted, alternate representation * ''Cochlostoma (Holcopoma)'' Kobelt & Möllendorff, 1899 * ''Cochlostoma (Lovcenia)'' Zallot, Groenenberg, De Mattia, Fehér & E. Gittenberger, 2015· accepted, alternate representation * ''Cochlostoma (Neglecta)'' A. J. Wagner, 1897· accepted, alternate representation * ''Cochlostoma (Scalarina)'' A. J. Wagner, 1897· accepted, alternate representation * ''Cochlostoma (Titanopoma)'' A. J. Wagner, 1897 (junior synonym) * ''Cochlostoma (Turritus)'' Westerlund, 1883· accepted, alternate representation * ''Cyclostoma (Cochlostoma)'' Jan, 1830 (original rank) * ''Diversicolor'' A. J. Wagner, 1905 (a junior synonym) * ''Hartmannia'' Newton, 1891 * ''Holcopoma'' Kobelt & Möllendorff, 1899 * ''Patuliana'' Caziot, 1908 * ''Personatus'' Westerlund, 1883 * ''Pleuropoma'' A. J. Wagner, 1897 * ''Pleuropomatia'' Tomlin, 1929 * ''Pomatias (Atlantica)'' A. J. Wagner, 1897 (invalid: junior homonym of Atlantica Ancey, 1887) * ''Pomatias (Auritus)'' Westerlund, 1883 * ''Pomatias (Cinerascens)'' A. J. Wagner, 1897 * ''Pomatias (Cisalpina)'' A. J. Wagner, 1897 * ''Pomatias (Difficilis)'' A. J. Wagner, 1897 (invalid:junior objective synonym of Hartmannia) * ''Pomatias (Eupomatias)'' A. J. Wagner, 1897 * ''Pomatias (Maculatus)'' Westerlund, 1883 * ''Pomatias (Nana)'' A. J. Wagner, 1897 (invalid: junior homonym of Nana Schumacher, 1817) * ''Pomatias (Neglecta)'' A. J. Wagner, 1897 * ''Pomatias (Personatus)'' Westerlund, 1883 * ''Pomatias (Philippiana)'' A. J. Wagner, 1897 * ''Pomatias (Pleuropoma)'' A. J. Wagner, 1897 ( invalid: junior homonym of Pleuropoma Möllendorff, 1893; * * Holcopoma and Pleuropomatia are replacement names) * ''Pomatias (Pomatiella)'' Clessin, 1889 * ''Pomatias (Sardoa)'' A. J. Wagner, 1897 * ''Pomatias (Scalarina)'' A. J. Wagner, 1897 * ''Pomatias (Septemspiraliana)'' Caziot, 1910 * ''Pomatias (Septemspiralis)'' A. J. Wagner, 1897 * ''Pomatias (Strobelia)'' Clessin, 1889 (invalid: junior homonym of Strobelia Rondani, 1868 iptera * ''Pomatias (Tesselata)'' A. J. Wagner, 1897 * ''Pomatias (Titanopoma)'' A. J. Wagner, 1897 (junior objective synonym of Auritus) * ''Pomatias (Turritus)'' Westerlund, 1883 * ''Stereopoma'' A. J. Wagner, 1897 (junior synonym)

References

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