Varicoturris is a genus of predatory air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Spiraxidae.
Distribution The distribution of the genus Varicoturris includes Mexico and Guatemala.Thompson F. G. (16 June 2008). "AN ANNOTATED CHECKLIST AND BIBLIOGRAPHY OF THE LAND AND FRESHWATER SNAILS OF MEXICO AND CENTRAL AMERICA". "PART 4 PULMONATA (ACHATINOIDEA-SAGDOIDEA)". accessed 18 January 2011.
Species There are five species within two subgenera in the genus Varicoturris:
Subgenus Vericoturris Pilsbry, 1907 Varicoturris dubia (Pfeiffer, 1856) Varicoturris flammulata (H. B. Baker, 1941) Varicoturris huehuetenangoensis (Thompson, 1995) Varicoturris pycnoptyx (Thompson, 1995)
Subgenus Streptostylella Pilsbry, 1908 Varicoturris botteriana (Crosse & Fischer, 1869)
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