Caucasotachea

Caucasotachea is a genus of medium-sized air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the family Helicidae.

Species

The following extant species are currently classified in the genus:

• Caucasotachea atrolabiata <small>(Krynicki, 1833)</small>
• Caucasotachea leucoranea <small>(Mousson, 1863)</small>
• Caucasotachea vindobonensis <small>(C. Pfeiffer, 1828)</small>

Several fossil taxa are placed to Caucasotachea:

• † Caucasotachea andrussovi <small>Steklov, 1966</small>
• † Caucasotachea beringi <small>Schütt, 1985</small>
• † Caucasotachea candirensis <small>Schütt, 1985</small>
• † Caucasotachea kubanica <small>Steklov, 1966</small>
• † Caucasotachea phrygomysica <small>(Oppenheim, 1919)</small>

Genetics

The haploid number of chromosomes is 25 (C. vindobonensis) or 26 (C. atrolabiata).

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