Ruthvenia


Ruthvenia is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Charopidae. These snails are restricted to South India and Sri Lanka.
Six species are recognized.

Description

Shell is trochoid to lentiform with compressed structure. Shell color varies from light-comeous to colorless. There are 1 or 2 cord-like keels on last whirl. Aperture narrow with slightly oblique shape. Umbilicus funnel-like and broad.

Species