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Spiripockia punctata

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Spiripockia punctata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Cochliopidae
Genus: Spiripockia
Species:
S. punctata
Binomial name
Spiripockia punctata
Simone, 2012

Spiripockia punctata is a species of land snail with an operculum, a terrestrial troglobiont gastropod mollusk in the family Cochliopidae. S. punctata is the type species of the genus Spiripockia.[1]

Ecology

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Spiripockia punctata is a troglobiont species, which means it is a small cave-dwelling animal that is adapted to its dark surroundings.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Simone, L. R. L. (2012). "A new genus and species of cavernicolous Pomatiopsidae (Mollusca, Caenogastropoda) in Bahia, Brazil" (PDF). Papéi Avulsos de Zoologia. 52 (40): 515–524.