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 pillarCochlicopa lubricella - thin pillar
- † Cochlicopa macrostoma
- † Cochlicopa milleri Wenz, 1919Cochlicopa morseana Doherty 1878 - Appalachian pillarCochlicopa nitens - robust pillar
- † Cochlicopa procera Gottschick, 1920 Cochlicopa sinensis
- † Cochlicopa splendens
- † Cochlicopa subcylindroides