Brachypodella is a genus of gastropods belonging to the subfamily Brachypodellinae of the family Urocoptidae. MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Brachypodella H. Beck, 1837. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=996825 on 4 July 2026
General characteristics (Described as Brachypus) The animal is heliciform, with a snail‑like body. It bears four tentacles, the larger pair carrying the eyes. The mouth lies beneath, and the foot is very short, so that the animal has great difficulty in dragging the elongate shell.
The shell is fusiform and slender, composed of many whorls, all of them narrow. The body whorl is constricted and slightly keeled. The aperture is small, simple, and almost round, without teeth. The lip is thickened and reflexed, its margins united all around. There is no operculum.
Distribution The species of this genus are found in Northern and Central America.
Species Brachypodella angulifera (L. Pfeiffer, 1858) Brachypodella antiperversa : synonym of Brachypodella collaris (A. Férussac, 1821) (junior subjective synonym) Brachypodella bourguignatiana †Brachypodella britoi Brachypodella caymanensis Pilsbry, 1930 Brachypodella chordata (L. Pfeiffer, 1855) Brachypodella collaris (A. Férussac, 1821) Brachypodella costata (Guilding, 1828) Brachypodella darlingtoni Clench, 1935 Brachypodella dominicensis (L. Pfeiffer, 1850) Brachypodella dubia (Pilsbry, 1891) Brachypodella gibbonsi H. B. Baker, 1924 Brachypodella hanleyana (L. Pfeiffer, 1847) Brachypodella insulaecygni W. F. Clapp, 1914 Brachypodella kugleri Forcart, 1948 Brachypodella leucopleura (Menke, 1847) Brachypodella levisi D. S. Dourson, Caldwell & J. A. Dourson, 2018 Brachypodella minuta (L. Pfeiffer, 1859) Brachypodella morini (Morelet, 1849) Brachypodella nidicostata Spence, 1920 Brachypodella pallida (L. Pfeiffer, 1845) Brachypodella portoricensis (L. Pfeiffer, 1852) Brachypodella raveni (Crosse, 1872) Brachypodella riisei (L. Pfeiffer, 1852) Brachypodella smithiana (L. Pfeiffer, 1866) Brachypodella speluncae (L. Pfeiffer, 1852) Brachypodella subtilis (Morelet, 1849) Brachypodella tatei (Crosse, 1872) Brachypodella trinitaria (L. Pfeiffer, 1861) Brachypodella venezuelensis Forcart, 1948
References
Bank, R. A. (2017). Classification of the Recent terrestrial Gastropoda of the World. Last update: 16 July 2017.
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