Tortulosa is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Pupinidae.[2][1]

These snails are restricted to Western Ghats of India and Sri Lanka.[3]

34 species are recognized.[4][5][6]

Species

Synonyms
  • Tortulosa huberi Thach, 2018: synonym of Tortulosa tortuosa (Gray, 1825) (junior subjective synonym)
  • Tortulosa schileykoi Thach & F. Huber, 2018: synonym of Tortulosa tortuosa (Gray, 1825) (junior subjective synonym)

References

  1. ^ a b MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Tortulosa Gray, 1847. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=990894 on 2022-10-06
  2. ^ "Tortulosa Gray, 1847". itis. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
  3. ^ Bambaradeniya, Channa N. B. (2006). The Fauna of Sri Lanka: Status of Taxonomy, Research, and Conservation. ISBN 9789558177518. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
  4. ^ "Taxon details - Tortulosa Gray, 1847 9". WoRMS. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
  5. ^ "Family: PUPINIDAE". WMSD. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
  6. ^ "Shell Encyclopedia". conchology. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
  • Tomlin, J. R. le B. (1948). New Malay land-shells. Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London. 27: 224–225, 1 plate.


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