Rhodea
genus of molluscs
Rhodea is a genus of land snails, terrestrial gastropod mollusks in the family Achatinidae.
Authors of the genus provided no information about the etymology of this genus and its etymology remains unknown.
Distribution
Distribution of the genus Rhodea include Colombia and Ecuador.
Species
Species within the genus Rhodea include:
Rhodea aequatoria Da Costa, 1899
Rhodea barcrofti Pilsbry, 1958
Rhodea californica (L. Pfeiffer, 1846)
Rhodea cousini Jousseaume, 1900
Rhodea crosseana Da Costa, 1899
Rhodea gigantea Mousson, 1873
Rhodea mariaalejandrae Grego, Šteffek & Infante, 2007
Rhodea moussoni Grego, Šteffek & Infante, 2007
Rhodea wallisiana Dohrn, 1875
See also
A plant genus Rohdea is sometimes misspelled as Rhodea.
References
Further reading
Correoso M. A. (2010). "Nuevo reporte y localidades de Rhodea cousini Jousseaume, 1900 (Gastropoda: Subulinidae) para el Ecuador". Revista Geospacial (Quito) 7: 45–51.
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