Anthinus (gastropod)


Anthinus is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Odontostomidae.

Characteristics

The shell is perforated with a slit-like opening and is oblong-conical in shape. Its spire is somewhat turreted, and it has 6 to 7 whorls, with the body whorl being nearly equal in size to the spire. The columella is either narrow or has dentate folds. The aperture is oval-oblong and a brownish-violet color on the inside. The peristome is widely expanded, and the columellar margin is both dilated and open.

Species

Species within the genus Anthinus include:Anthinus albolabiatus Anthinus morenus Simone, 2022Anthinus multicolor Anthinus myersii Anthinus savanicus Simone, 2022Anthinus synchondrus Simone, 2022Anthinus turnix Anthinus vailanti Simone, 2022
;Synonyms:Anthinus henselii : synonym of ''Drymaeus henselii''