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.[3]

Cochlicopa
Cochlicopa lubrica
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
(unranked):	clade Heterobranchia clade Euthyneura clade Panpulmonata clade Eupulmonata clade Stylommatophora informal group Orthurethra
Superfamily:	Cochlicopoidea
Family:	Cochlicopidae
Genus:	Cochlicopa Férussac, 1821[1]
Synonyms[2]
Cionella Jeffreys, 1830

Species

Species in the genus Cochlicopa include:

• • Cochlicopa lubrica (O. F. Müller, 1774) - glossy pillar
  • Cochlicopa lubricella - thin pillar
  • Cochlicopa morseana Doherty 1878 - Appalachian pillar
  • Cochlicopa nitens - robust pillar

References

1. Férussac A. E. J. P. J. F. d'Audebard de [1821-1822]. Tableaux systématiques des animaux mollusques classés en familles naturelles, dans lesquels on a établi la concordance de tous les systèmes; suivis d'un prodrome général pour tous les mollusques terrestres ou fluviatiles, vivants ou fossiles. pp. j-xlvij [= 1-47], [1], 1-110, [1]. Paris, Londres. (Bertrand, Sowerby).
2. "Cochlicopa A. Ferussac 1821". Fauna Europaea, accessed 13 September 2010.
3. Nordsieck., Robert. "Pillar Snails (Cochlicopidae)". www.molluscs.at. Retrieved 7 March 2020.