Orcula


Orcula is a genus of land snails in the family Orculidae. It is the type genus of the family.
These snails have ovate-cylindrical shells generally measuring about 5 to 10 millimeters.
The center of diversity of the genus is in the Alps. Some species live in alpine climates. In general, the snails occur in wet forested habitat and boulder fields on limestone substrates.

Species

There are 14 species in this genus, divided among 3 subgenera.
Species include:
;Species brought into synonymy:Orcula bulgarica P. Hesse, 1915: synonym of Orculella bulgarica Orcula corrugata Locard, 1894: synonym of Abida cylindrica Orcula cylindriformis Locard, 1894: synonym of Abida cylindrica Orcula dobrogica : synonym of Sphyradium doliolum Orcula doliolum : synonym of Sphyradium doliolum Orcula driana Kaltenbach, 1943: synonym of Orculella driana Orcula falkneri Hausdorf, 1995 †: synonym of Nordsieckula falkneri † Orcula multidentata Kaltenbach, 1943: synonym of Orculella multidentata Orcula plateaui †: synonym of Orcula oviformis † Orcula pollonerae : synonym of Orcula spoliata Orcula scyphus : synonym of Schileykula scyphus Orcula striata Kaltenbach, 1943: synonym of Orculella striata Orcula subconica †: synonym of Nordsieckula subconica † Orcula tingitana Pallary, 1918: synonym of Orculella tingitana Orcula tomlini Connolly, 1931: synonym of Orculella tomlini Orcula tripolitana Kaltenbach, 1943: synonym of Orculella templorum tripolitana Orcula turcica Letourneux, 1884: synonym of ''Orculella critica''