Oestophora | |
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Oestophora barbula (Rossmässler, 1838) | |
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Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura clade Panpulmonata clade Eupulmonata clade Stylommatophora informal group Sigmurethra |
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Genus: | Oestophora |
Diversity [2] | |
about 10 species |
Oestophora is a genus of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial gastropod mollusk in the family Trissexodontidae.
The distribution of the genus Oestophora includes western Iberian peninsula, north Africa and the Azores. [2]
The shell is ribbed, with rounded or keeled whorls. [2] The apertural margin is reflected and thickened. [2]
Reproductive system: There is no flagellum, no penial papilla. [2] There is one small dart sac, one longer accessory sac separated from vaginal walls and vagina with 3 simple and long accessory (mucus) glands. [2]
The number of haploid chromosomes is 30. [3]
Species within the genus Oestophoa include:
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This article incorporates public domain text from the reference [2]