Cochliopina

Cochliopina
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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Cochliopidae
Subfamily: Cochliopinae
Genus: Cochliopina
Morrison, 1946
Type species[2]
Cochliopina riograndensis
Species
List
  • C. australis Morrison, 1946
  • C. bourguyi (Roxo, 1924)
  • C. colombiana (Nuttall, 1990)
  • C. compacta (Pilsbry, 1910)
  • C. convexa Wesselingh, 2006
  • C. dulcensis (Marshall, 1920)
  • C. extremis Morrison, 1946
  • C. francesae (Goodrich & van der Schalie, 1937)
  • C. fratercula Morrison, 1946
  • C. guatemalensis (Morelet, 1851)
  • C. hauxwelli (Nuttall, 1990)
  • C. hinkleyi (Pilsbry, 1920)
  • C. infundibulum (von Martens, 1899)
  • C. izabal (Pilsbry, 1920)
  • C. juradoi Morrison, 1946
  • C. milleri Taylor, 1966
  • C. minor (Pilsbry, 1920)
  • C. navalis Morrison, 1946
  • C. picta (Pilsbry, 1910)
  • C. riograndensis (Pilsbry & Ferriss, 1906)
  • C. tryoniana (Pilsbry, 1890)
  • C. wetmorei Morrison, 1946
  • C. zeteki Morrison, 1946

Cochliopina is a genus of very small freshwater snails in the family Cochliopidae. Twenty-three species are known, including four fossil species known from Miocene Colombia and Peru.[1][2]

Species

Extant species in this genus include:[2]

  • Cochliopina australis Morrison, 1946
  • Cochliopina compacta (Pilsbry, 1910)
  • Cochliopina dulcensis (Marshall, 1920)
  • Cochliopina extremis Morrison, 1946
  • Cochliopina francesae (Goodrich & van der Schalie, 1937)
  • Cochliopina fratercula Morrison, 1946
  • Cochliopina guatemalensis (Morelet, 1851)
  • Cochliopina hinkleyi (Pilsbry, 1920)
  • Cochliopina infundibulum (von Martens, 1899)
  • Cochliopina izabal (Pilsbry, 1920)
  • Cochliopina juradoi Morrison, 1946
  • Cochliopina milleri Taylor, 1966
  • Cochliopina minor (Pilsbry, 1920)
  • Cochliopina navalis Morrison, 1946
  • Cochliopina picta (Pilsbry, 1910)
  • Cochliopina riograndensis (Pilsbry & Ferriss, 1906)
  • Cochliopina tryoniana (Pilsbry, 1890)
  • Cochliopina wetmorei Morrison, 1946
  • Cochliopina zeteki Morrison, 1946

Fossil species in this genus include:[1][2]

  • Cochliopina bourguyi (Roxo, 1924)
  • Cochliopina colombiana (Nuttall, 1990)
  • Cochliopina convexa Wesselingh, 2006
  • Cochliopina hauxwelli (Nuttall, 1990)

Species formerly placed in this genus include:[2]

  • Cochliopina boetzkesi (Miller, 1879) – now accepted as Littoridina boetzkesi (Miller, 1879)
  • Cochliopina ecuadoriana (Miller, 1879) – now accepted as Littoridina ecuadoriana (Miller, 1879)

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Cochliopina Morrison 1946 (snail)". Paleobiology Database. Retrieved 4 May 2026.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Bieler R, Bouchet P, Gofas S, Marshall B, Rosenberg G, La Perna R, Neubauer TA, Sartori AF, Schneider S, Vos C, ter Poorten JJ, Taylor J, Dijkstra H, Finn J, Bank R, Neubert E, Moretzsohn F, Faber M, Houart R, Picton B, Garcia-Alvarez O (eds.). "Cochliopina J. P. E. Morrison, 1946". MolluscaBase. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 4 May 2026.