Candidula


Candidula is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Geomitridae,
. the hairy snails and their allies.
The genus is characterized by the presence of a big dart sac, a sac containing an arrow-like structure found on a land snail's reproductive organs.

Species

Species within the genus Candidula s.l. include:Candidula candidescens A. J. Wagner, 1928 Candidula castriota Soós, 1924Candidula cavannae Candidula codia Candidula eustricta Candidula lernaea Hausdorf, 1991Candidula rhabdotoides Candidula rugosiuscula
;Species brought into synonymy:Candidula arganica : synonym of Zarateana arganica Candidula belemensis : synonym of Xeroplexa belemensis Candidula camporroblensis : synonym of Backeljaia camporroblensis Candidula corbellai Martínez-Ortí, 2011: synonym of Backeljaia corbellai Candidula coudensis Holyoak & Holyoak, 2010: synonym of Xeroplexa coudensis Candidula fiorii : synonym of Xerogyra fiorii Candidula gigaxii : synonym of Backeljaia gigaxii Candidula grovesiana : synonym of Xerogyra grovesiana Candidula intersecta : synonym of Xeroplexa intersecta Candidula najerensis : synonym of Backeljaia najerensis Candidula olisippensis : synonym of Xeroplexa olisippensis Candidula rocandioi : synonym of Zarateana rocandioi Candidula setubalensis : synonym of Xeroplexa setubalensis Candidula spadae : synonym of Xerogyra spadae
  • † Candidula striataformis : synonym of † Helicella striataformis Candidula ultima : synonym of ''Orexana ultima''

Taxonomy

Molecular phylogenetic studies revealed the polyphyly of the genus being divided into at least six genera
The species of Candidula s.l. should be classified as follows:Backeljaia