Caseolus
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| Caseolus | |
|---|---|
| Caseolus bowdichianus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Stylommatophora |
| Family: | Geomitridae |
| Subfamily: | Geomitrinae |
| Tribe: | Geomitrini |
| Genus: | Caseolus R. T. Lowe, 1852[1] |
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Caseolus is a genus of land snails in the family Geomitridae.[2][3]
The name Caseolus is masculine and means "little cheese",[4] based on the shape of the shell of species in this genus.