Cochlostomatinae are a family of small land snails which have opercula and gills. These are terrestrial gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Cyclophoroidea.Bouchet, P. (2015). Cochlostomatidae Kobelt, 1902. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=833796 on 2015-02-16
Distribution These snails live in the limestone mountains of southern Europe and North Africa.
Genera Genera in the family Cochlostomatidae include: Apolloniana Brandt, 1958 Cochlostoma Jan 1830 † Electrea Klebs, 1886 Obscurella Clessin, 1889 † Proelektrea Hrubesch, 1965 Rara A. J. Wagner, 1897 Rhabdotakra A. J. Wagner, 1897 Striolata A. J. Wagner, 1897 Genera brought into synonymy Apricana Caziot, 1908: synonym of Obscurella Clessin, 1889 Auritus Westerlund, 1883: synonym of Cochlostoma (Auritus) Westerlund, 1883 represented as Cochlostoma Jan, 1830 Crassilabriana Fagot, 1891: synonym of Obscurella Clessin, 1889 Elektrea [sic] †: synonym of Electrea Klebs, 1886 † (incorrect subsequent spelling) Hartmannia Newton, 1891: synonym of Cochlostoma (Turritus) Westerlund, 1883 represented as Cochlostoma Jan, 1830 Hidalgoiana Fagot, 1891: synonym of Obscurella Clessin, 1889 Holcopoma Kobelt & Möllendorff, 1899: synonym of Cochlostoma (Auritus) Westerlund, 1883 represented as Cochlostoma Jan, 1830 Imerezia Zallot, Groenenberg, De Mattia, Fehér & E. Gittenberger, 2015: synonym of Rara A. J. Wagner, 1897 Neglectiana Fagot, 1891: synonym of Obscurella Clessin, 1889 Nouletiana Fagot, 1891: synonym of Obscurella Clessin, 1889 Obscuriana Fagot, 1891: synonym of Obscurella Clessin, 1889 Partiotiana Fagot, 1891: synonym of Obscurella Clessin, 1889 Patuliana Caziot, 1908: synonym of Cochlostoma (Turritus) Westerlund, 1883 represented as Cochlostoma Jan, 1830 Personatus Westerlund, 1883: synonym of Cochlostoma (Auritus) Westerlund, 1883 represented as Cochlostoma Jan, 1830 Pleuropoma A. J. Wagner, 1897: synonym of Cochlostoma (Auritus) Westerlund, 1883 represented as Cochlostoma Jan, 1830 Pleuropomatia Tomlin, 1929: synonym of Cochlostoma (Auritus) Westerlund, 1883 represented as Cochlostoma Jan, 1830 Stereopoma A. J. Wagner, 1897: synonym of Cochlostoma (Turritus) Westerlund, 1883 represented as Cochlostoma Jan, 1830 (junior synonym) Striolatiana Caziot, 1908: synonym of Striolata A. J. Wagner, 1897 Strobelia Clessin, 1889: synonym of Cochlostoma (Eupomatias) A. J. Wagner, 1897 represented as Cochlostoma Jan, 1830 (Invalid: junior homonym of Strobelia Rondani, 1868 [Diptera], Eupomatias has the same type species) Toffolettia Giusti, 1971: synonym of Striolata A. J. Wagner, 1897 (junior synonym) Wagneriola Zallot, Groenenberg, De Mattia, Fehér & E. Gittenberger, 2015: synonym of Cochlostoma (Scalarina) A. J. Wagner, 1897 represented as Cochlostoma Jan, 1830 (objective junior homonym)
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