Tropidophora
Tropidophora is a genus of land snails with an operculum, terrestrial gastropod mollusks in the family Pomatiidae.Distribution
These large, split-sole snails are found in Tanzania, Madagascar, the Mascarenes, the Comoros and South Africa.
95-99% of Tropidophora species are endemic to Madagascar.Species
The present classification of this genus into three subgenera, 95 species and 142 varieties is complex and confused. This classification is best ignored temporarily, as it is based on subtle morphological varieties among small samples. It is also assumed that many smaller species remain to be discovered.
Species within the genus Tropidophora include:
- Tropidophora articulata
- Tropidophora belairi
- † Tropidophora bewsheri
- † Tropidophora bipartita
- Tropidophora carinata - possibly extinct
- Tropidophora cuveriana Petit de la Saussaye, 1841
- Tropidophora deburghiae Reeve, 1861
- Tropidophora deflorata
- † Tropidophora desmazuresi Crosse, 1873
- Tropidophora fimbriata
- Tropidophora michaudi Grateloup, 1840 - possibly extinct
- Tropidophora perinetensis Fischer-Piette & Bedoucha, 1965
- Tropidophora semidecussata
- † Tropidophora semilineata P.M.A. Morelet, 1881
- Tropidophora tricarinata
- Tropidophora zanguebarica
