Bostryx


Bostryx is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Bulimulidae.

Taxonomy

Previously this genus was placed within the Orthalicidae.
Bostryx sensu stricto is the type genus of the subfamily Bostrycinae, but some species of Bostryx sensu lato are placed within Bulimulinae. There is need further research to elucidate which subgenera belong to which subfamily.

Distribution

There are 29 species from the genus Bostryx in Chile and numerous species in other countries.

Ecology

They live under stones and on cacti.
Bostryx feeds on lichens.

Species

Species in the genus Bostryx include:
Bostryx sensu stricto
Bostryx sensu lato
other Bostryx species: