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Pittieria

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Pittieria
Drawing of apertural view of the shell of Pittieria aurantiaca
Scientific classification
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clade Heterobranchia

clade Euthyneura
clade Panpulmonata
clade Eupulmonata
clade Stylommatophora

informal group Sigmurethra
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Pittieria

Diversity[2]
14 species

Pittieria is a genus of predatory air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Spiraxidae.

Distribution

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The distribution of the genus Pittieria extends from Central Mexico to northern Panama.[2]

Species

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Species in the genus Pittieria include:

Subgenus Pittieria Von Martens, 1901 include two[2] species:

Subgenus Laeviglandina Pilsbry, 1908 include nine[2] species:

Subgenus Shuttleworthia H. B. Baker, 1941 include three[2] species:

References

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  1. ^ Martens E. v. (1901). Biologia Centrali-Americana. Mollusca. 601-706. British Museum (Natural History). page 617.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s Thompson F. G. (16 June 2008). "AN ANNOTATED CHECKLIST AND BIBLIOGRAPHY OF THE LAND AND FRESHWATER SNAILS OF MEXICO AND CENTRAL AMERICA" Archived 2012-10-12 at the Wayback Machine. "PART 4 PULMONATA (ACHATINOIDEA-SAGDOIDEA)" Archived 2016-06-02 at the Wayback Machine. accessed 14 January 2011.