Helicodonta
Helicodonta, common name the "cheese snail", is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the subfamily Helicodontinae of the family Helicodontidae.
The common name is based on the shape of the shell, which is reminiscent of a wheel of cheese.
Species
Species within the genus Helicodonta include:Helicodonta angigyra Helicodonta langhofferi Wagner, 1912Helicodonta obvoluta Helicodonta wilhelminae Maassen, 1991;Species brought into synonymy:Helicodonta gyria : synonym of Lindholmiola gyria Helicodonta hispanica Gude, 1910 : synonym of Suboestophora hispanica Helicodonta involuta † : synonym of Protodrepanostoma involutum † Helicodonta planorbiformis † : synonym of Protodrepanostoma planorbiforme †Helicodonta sculpturata Gray, 1838 : synonym of ''Sculptaria sculpturata''