Pachystyla is a genus of small air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Helicarionidae.
Distribution
These terrestrial species occur in Mauritius.
Species
Species within the genus Pachystyla include:
Species brought into synonymy:
- Pachystyla inversicolor <small>(Férussac, 1822)</small>: synonym of Pachystyla bicolor <small>(Lamarck, 1822)</small>
- Pachystyla leucostyla <small>(L. Pfeiffer, 1855)</small>: synonym of Pachystyla bicolor <small>(Lamarck, 1822)</small>
- Pachystyla scalpta <small>E. von Martens, 1878</small>: synonym of Dancea semifusca <small>(Deshayes, 1832)</small> (junior synonym)
References
- Morelet, A., 1851. Testacea Africae insularis a Cl. Vesco collecta et ab Morelet descripta. Revue et Magasin de Zoologie Pure et Appliquée (2)3: 218-221
- Bank, R. A. (2017). Classification of the Recent terrestrial Gastropoda of the World. Last update: July 16, 2017
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