Spiripockia
| Spiripockia | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Superfamily: | Truncatelloidea |
| Family: | Cochliopidae Simone, 2012 |
| Type species | |
| Spiripockia punctata Simone, 2012
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Spiripockia is a genus of land snails with an operculum, terrestrial troglobiont gastropod molluscs in the family Cochliopidae.[1]
Species
[edit]Spiripockia currently includes two species:[2]
- Spiripockia punctata Simone, 2012
- Spiripockia umbraticola Simone & Salvador, 2021
Ecology
[edit]Snails in the genus Spiripockia are troglobiont, which means they are small cave-dwelling animals that are adapted to dark environments.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Simone, L. R. L. (2012). "A new genus and species of cavernicolous Pomatiopsidae (Mollusca, Caenogastropoda) in Bahia, Brazil" (PDF). Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia. 52 (40): 515–524. doi:10.1590/s0031-10492012022000001.
- ^ Simone, Luiz Ricardo L.; Salvador, Rodrigo Brincalepe (2021). "A new species of Spiripockia from eastern Brazil and reassignment to Cochliopidae (Gastropoda: Truncatelloidea)". Journal of Natural History. 54 (47–48): 3121–3130. doi:10.1080/00222933.2021.1890850. S2CID 235172570.