Genus of gastropods
Caseolus
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Caseolus bowdichianus
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Scientific classification
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Domain:
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Eukaryota
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Kingdom:
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Animalia
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Phylum:
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Mollusca
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Class:
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Gastropoda
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Order:
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Stylommatophora
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Family:
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Geomitridae
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Subfamily:
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Geomitrinae
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Tribe:
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Geomitrini
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Genus:
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Caseolus R. T. Lowe, 1852[1]
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Synonyms
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- Caseolus (Caseolus) R. T. Lowe, 1852· accepted, alternate representation
- Caseolus (Helicomela) R. T. Lowe, 1855· accepted, alternate representation
- Caseolus (Leptostictea) Mandahl-Barth, 1950· accepted, alternate representation
- Helix (Caseolus) R. T. Lowe, 1852
- Helix (Helicomela) R. T. Lowe, 1855 (basionym)
- Ochthephila (Caseolus) R. T. Lowe, 1852
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Caseolus is a genus of land snails in the family Geomitridae.[2][3]
The name Caseolus is masculine and means "little cheese",[4] based on the shape of the shell of this species.
- ^ Lowe R. T. (1852). Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (2)9: 115.
- ^ Razkin, Oihana; Gómez-Moliner, Benjamín Juán; Prieto, Carlos Enrique; Martínez-Ortí, Alberto; Arrébola, José Ramón; Muñoz, Benito; Chueca, Luis Javier; Madeira, María José (February 2015). "Molecular phylogeny of the western Palaearctic Helicoidea (Gastropoda, Stylommatophora)". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 83: 99–117. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2014.11.014. ISSN 1055-7903. PMID 25485783.
- ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Caseolus R. T. Lowe, 1852. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=996327 on 2021-02-19
- ^ "Caseol us". Latin Dictionary and Grammar Aid, University of Notre Dame, accessed 15 June 2010.