Spiripockia punctata | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Littorinimorpha |
Family: | Cochliopidae |
Genus: | Spiripockia |
Species: | S. punctata |
Binomial name | |
Spiripockia punctata Simone, 2012 | |
Spipipockia punctata is a species of land snail with an operculum, a terrestrial troglobiont gastropod mollusk in the family Cochliopidae. S. punctata is the type species of the genus Spiripockia.[1]
Ecology
Spiripockia punctata is a troglobiont species, which means it is a small cave-dwelling animal that is adapted to its dark surroundings.[1]
References
- 1 2 Simone, L. R. L. (2012). "A new genus and species of cavernicolous Pomatiopsidae (Mollusca, Caenogastropoda) in Bahia, Brazil" (PDF). Papéi Avulsos de Zoologia. 52 (40): 515–524.
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