• 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


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