Scolodonta Explained

Scolodonta is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Scolodontidae.

Scolodonta is the type genus of the family Scolodontidae.

This genus is sometimes classified within the Streptaxidae.

Distribution

The distribution of the genus Scolodonta includes:

• Argentina^[1]
• Brazil^[2]

Description

The anatomy of Scolodonta is currently unknown.^[1]

Species

Species within the genus Scolodonta include:

• Scolodonta amazonica (Dohrn, 1882)^[2]
• Scolodonta bounoboena (d’Orbigny, 1835)^[2]
• Scolodonta interrupta (Suter, 1900)^[2]
• Scolodonta mutata (Gould, 1846)^[2]
• Scolodonta nitidula (Dohrn, 1882)^[2]
• Scolodonta spirorbis (Deshayes, 1850)^[2]

Notes and References

1. Sutcharit C., Naggs F., Wade C. M., Fontanilla I. & Panha S. (2010). "The new family Diapheridae, a new species of Diaphera Albers from Thailand, and the position of the Diapheridae within a molecular phylogeny of the Streptaxoidea (Pulmonata: Stylommatophora)". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 160: 1-16. .
2. Salgado N. C. & Coelho A. C. S. (2003). "Moluscos terrestres do Brasil (Gastrópodes operculados ou não, exclusive Veronicellidae, Milacidae e Limacidae)". Rev. Biol. Trop. 51(Suppl. 3): 149-189. (with English abstract), PDF .