Cochlicopa
Cochlicopa, whose species are known as pillar snails, is a genus of small air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Cochlicopidae.
This genus is prevalent in the Northern Hemisphere across the United States, Mexico and Europe. These snails feed mostly on plant matter, detritus and fungi.
Species
Species in the genus Cochlicopa include:- † Cochlicopa allixi
- † Cochlicopa aurelianensis
- † Cochlicopa brevis
- Cochlicopa davidis
- † Cochlicopa dormitzeri
- † Cochlicopa fassabortoloi Harzhauser, Neubauer & Esu in Harzhauser et al., 2015
- † Cochlicopa formicina
- Cochlicopa hachijoensis Pilsbry, 1902
- † Cochlicopa headonensis Newton & G. F. Harris, 1894
- † Cochlicopa laevissima
- Cochlicopa lubrica - glossy pillar
- Cochlicopa lubricella - thin pillar
- † Cochlicopa macrostoma
- † Cochlicopa milleri Wenz, 1919
- Cochlicopa morseana Doherty 1878 - Appalachian pillar
- Cochlicopa nitens - robust pillar
- † Cochlicopa procera Gottschick, 1920
- Cochlicopa sinensis
- † Cochlicopa splendens
- † Cochlicopa subcylindroides
- † Cochlicopa loxostoma : synonym of † Hypnophila loxostoma
- Cochlicopa repentina Hudec, 1960: synonym of Cochlicopa lubrica
- † Cochlicopa subrimata : synonym of † Hypnophila subrimata †