Pomatiopsis
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| Pomatiopsis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Pomatiopsidae |
| Genus: | Pomatiopsis Tryon, 1862[1] |
| Type species | |
| Cyclostoma lapidaria Say, 1817 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Chilocyclus Gill, 1863 (invalid: junior homonym of Chilocyclus Bronn, 1851) | |
Pomatiopsis is a genus of amphibious snails with gills and an operculum, aquatic freshwater gastropod mollusks in the family Pomatiopsidae.
Pomatiopsis is the type genus of the family Pomatiopsidae.[2]
The distribution of the genus Pomatiopsis includes the USA: West Coast of the United States, Midwestern United States and Eastern United States.[3]
Description
Species
There are four[3] species within the genus Pomatiopsis:
- Pomatiopsis binneyi Tryon, 1863[3]
- Pomatiopsis californica Pilsbry, 1899[3]
- Pomatiopsis chacei Pilsbry, 1937
- Pomatiopsis cincinnatiensis (Lea, 1840)[3]
- Pomatiopsis hinkleyi Pilsbry, 1896
- Pomatiopsis lapidaria (Say, 1817) - type species[3]
