Gyliotrachela is a genus of land snails in the family Gastrocoptidae. They are known commonly as trumpetsnails.[2] Some species have the aperture of the shell on a trumpet-shaped extension.[3]

Gyliotrachela
Gyliotrachela australis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Gastrocoptidae
Subfamily: Hypselostomatinae
Genus: Gyliotrachela
Tomlin, 1930[1]
Synonyms
  • Gyliauchen Pilsbry, 1917

Species

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The following species are recognised in the genus Gyliotrachela:[4]

References

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  1. ^ Tomlin J. R. le B. (1930). Proc. malac. Soc. London 19: 24.
  2. ^ Gyliotrachela. Atlas of Living Australia.
  3. ^ Solem, A. (1981). Small land snails from Northern Australia, I: Species of Gyliotrachela Tomlin, 1930 (Mollusca: Pulmonata, Vertiginidae). Journal of the Malacological Society of Australia 5(1-2) 87-100.
  4. ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Gyliotrachela Tomlin, 1930". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2022-10-12.