Cochlicella
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| Cochlicella | |
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| Cochlicella barbara | |
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Stylommatophora |
| Family: | Geomitridae |
| Subfamily: | Geomitrinae |
| Tribe: | Cochlicellini |
| Genus: | Cochlicella Férussac, 1821[1] |
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Cochlicella is a genus of small, narrow-shelled, air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Geomitridae,[2] previously placed in the Helicidae, Cochlicellidae or Hygromiidae.
This genus has not yet become established in the USA, but it is considered to represent a potentially serious threat as a pest, an invasive species which could negatively affect agriculture, natural ecosystems, human health or commerce. Therefore it has been suggested that this species be given top national quarantine significance in the USA.[3]
