Caseolus
| Caseolus | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Caseolus bowdichianus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia clade Euthyneura clade Panpulmonata clade Eupulmonata clade Stylommatophora informal group Sigmurethra |
| Superfamily: | Helicoidea |
| Family: | Hygromiidae |
| Genus: | Caseolus R. T. Lowe, 1852[1] |
Caseolus is a genus of land snails in the family Hygromiidae.
The name Caseolus is masculine and means "little cheese",[2] based on the shape of the shell of this species.
Species
Species include:[3]
- Caseolus abjectus R. T. Lowe, 1831
- Caseolus baixoensis Walden, 1983
- Caseolus bowdichianus (Férrusac, 1832)
- Caseolus calculus R. T. Lowe, 1855
- Caseolus calvus R. T. Lowe, 1831
- Caseolus commixtus R. T. Lowe, 1855
- Caseolus consors R. T. Lowe, 1831
- Caseolus hartungi Albers, 1852
- Caseolus innominatus J. E. Gray, 1825
- Caseolus leptostictus R. T. Lowe, 1831
- Caseolus punctulatus G. B. Sowerby I, 1824
- Caseolus sphaerulus R. T. Lowe, 1852
- Caseolus setulosus R. T. Lowe, 1831
- Caseolus subcalliferus Reeve, 1854
References
- ↑ Lowe R. T. (1852). Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (2)9: 115.
- ↑ "Caseol us". Latin Dictionary and Grammar Aid, University of Notre Dame, accessed 15 June 2010.
- ↑ Caseolus. Fauna Europaea.
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