Spiripockia punctata
| Spiripockia punctata | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Cochliopidae |
| Genus: | Spiripockia |
| Species: | S. punctata |
| Binomial name | |
| Spiripockia punctata Simone, 2012 | |
Spiripockia 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
- ^ a b 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.