Trochulus

Also known as Trichia

Trochulus is a genus of small air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Trochulininae of the family Hygromiidae, the hairy snails and their allies.

Species

Hairy Snail

GENUS

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumMollusca
ClassGastropoda
OrderStylommatophora
FamilyHygromiidae

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taxon name: Trochulus
Commons category: Trochulus

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Trochulus is a genus of small air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Trochulininae of the family Hygromiidae, the hairy snails and their allies.

==Taxonomy== Trichia Hartmann, 1840 is a junior synonym of Trochulus Chemnitz, 1786.