- Source: Torresitrachia
Torresitrachia is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Camaenidae.
Distribution
This genus is endemic to Australia, where it occurs in the tropical north of Queensland (Cape York Peninsula), the Northern Territory (south of the Gulf of Carpentaria and Arnhemland), and Western Australia (Kimberley).
Description
Species of Torresitrachia are characterized by their small to medium-sized, discoidal shell, and a loosely coiling umbilicus. Shells are a uniform brownish in color and exhibit a sculpture of radial ribs or periostracal hairs.
Species
Species within the genus Torresitrachia include:
Torresitrachia amaxensis Solem, 1979
Torresitrachia alenae Willan, Köhler, Kessner & Braby, 2009
Torresitrachia bathurstensis (Smith, 1894)
Torresitrachia cuttacutta Willan, Köhler, Kessner & Braby, 2009
Torresitrachia crawfordi Solem, 1979
Torresitrachia darwini Willan, Köhler, Kessner & Braby, 2009
Torresitrachia funium Solem, 1981
Torresitrachia monticola Iredale, 1939
Torresitrachia regula Solem, 1979
Torresitrachia stipata Iredale, 1938
Torresitrachia thedana Solem, 1985
Torresitrachia torresiana (Hombron & Jacquinot, 1841)
Torresitrachia wallacei Willan, Köhler, Kessner & Braby, 2009
Torresitrachia weaberana Solem, 1979