Torrella (gastropod)

Genus of gastropods

Torrella

A live individual of Torrella immersa has become a food item for one of two early stage larvae of Alecton discoidalis in captivity.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:  |

Animalia

Phylum:  |

Mollusca

Class:  |

Gastropoda

(unranked):  |

clade Caenogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha

Superfamily:  |

Littorinoidea

Family:  |

Pomatiidae

Genus:  |

Torrella

Henderson Jr. & Bartsch, 1920[1]

Torrella is a genus of operculate land snails, terrestrial gastropod mollusks in the family Pomatiidae.[2]

## Distribution[edit]

The distribution of the genus Torrella includes Cuba.[2]

## Species[edit]

Species in the genus Torrella include:

* Torrella deficiens (Gundlach in Pfeiffer, 1857)[3]
* Torrella immersa (Gundlach in Pfeiffer, 1857)[3][2]
* Torrella simpsoni Gundlach in Pfeiffer, 1920[3]

## References[edit]

1. ^ Henderson J. B. Jr. & Bartsch P. (1920). "A classification of the American operculate land mollusks of the family Annulariidae". Proceedings of the United States National Museum 58: 49-82. pages 56 and 69.
2. ^ a b c Rios O. M. & Quinta M. H. (2010). "Larval Feeding Habits of the Cuban Endemic Firefly Alecton discoidalis Laporte (Coleoptera: Lampyridae)". Psyche 2010, Article ID 149879, 5 pages, doi:10.1155/2010/149879.
3. ^ a b c "Mollusca" Archived 2011-07-18 at the Wayback Machine. Diversidad Biológica Cubana, accessed 20 March 2011.

Taxon identifiers

Torrella|

* Wikidata: Q7827010
* GBIF: 4613893
* IRMNG: 1419317
* WoRMS: 999470

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