Urocoptis

Urocoptis
Shell of Urocoptis cylindrus (specimen at Naturalis Biodiversity Center)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Urocoptidae
Genus: Urocoptis
Beck, 1837[1]
Species

See text

Synonyms
  • Cylindrella (Thaumasia) Albers, 1850 junior homonym (Invalid: not Perty, 1833...)
  • Cylindrella (Urocoptis) H. Beck, 1837 superseded rank
  • Pupa (Urocoptis) H. Beck, 1837 superseded rank
  • Urocoptis (Spirocoptis) Pilsbry, 1902 alternative representation
  • Urocoptis (Urocoptis) H. Beck, 1837 alternative representation

Urocoptis is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the family Urocoptidae. [2]

Urocoptis is the type genus of the family Urocoptidae.

Species

  • Urocoptis ambigua (C. B. Adams, 1849)
  • † Urocoptis amethystina (Chitty, 1855)
  • Urocoptis antiquus Pilsbry & Olsson, 1954
  • Urocoptis aspersa (C. B. Adams, 1849)
  • Urocoptis baquieana (Chitty, 1855)
  • Urocoptis brevis (L. Pfeiffer, 1841)
  • Urocoptis cylindrus (Dillwyn, 1817)
  • † Urocoptis dubia (Chitty, 1853)
  • † Urocoptis floridana (Dall, 1890)
  • Urocoptis gravesii (C. B. Adams, 1849)
  • Urocoptis hendersoni Pilsbry, 1902
  • Urocoptis instabilis (Vendryes, 1901)
  • Urocoptis megacheila (Chitty, 1855)
  • Urocoptis nobilior (C. B. Adams, 1845)
  • Urocoptis ovata (Deshayes, 1851)
  • Urocoptis procera (C. B. Adams, 1850)
  • Urocoptis producta (C. B. Adams, 1851)
  • Urocoptis sanguinea (L. Pfeiffer, 1845)
  • Urocoptis transparens (L. Pfeiffer, 1866)
  • Urocoptis zonata (C. B. Adams, 1851)

References

  1. ↑ Beck (1837). Index Moll. Mus. Ch. Fred. (1): 83.
  2. ↑ MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Urocoptis H. Beck, 1837. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=932614 on 2026-07-31
  • Clench W. J. 1968. Notes on species of Urocoptis described by George C. Spence. Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London 38: 101-102. (abstract)
  • Beck, H. (1837-1838). Index molluscorum praesentis aevi musei principis augustissimi Christiani Frederici. 124 pp. Hafniae
  • Pilsbry, H.A. (1902–1903). Manual of conchology, structural and systematic, with illustrations of the species. Ser. 2, Pulmonata. Vol. 15: Urocoptidae. pp i-viii, 1-323, pls 1-65. Philadelphia: Academy of Natural Sciences. pp. 112–114. Retrieved 31 July 2026.
  • Albers, J.C. (1850). Die Heliceen nach natürlicher Verwandtschaft systematisch geordnet. Berlin: Enslin. p. 207.
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