Oleacinidae

Rosy Wolf Snail ( Euglandina rosea ( Ferussac 1821) )

The predatory snails ( Oleacinidae ) are a family from the suborder of terrestrial snails ( gastropod ). It is, as the name of the family suggests, to predatory forms that feed on other snails. In Europe, four species occur.

Features

The housing is relatively large, and spindle-shaped. The animals can still withdraw completely into the housing. The outside has significant growth lines. In most cases the housing are brownish. The lips on the head are usually extended greatly and look like a third pair of tentacles.

Occurrence and life

The family is worldwide, widespread in the tropics and subtropics. A few species are also found in the Mediterranean area. They are predators of other snails. The prey is held with the foot and holes with glands at the base then etched into the body of the victim. Then the prey is eaten with the help of the radula. Other types devour smaller snails in whole or bite larger pieces from the soft body.

System

The predatory snail family is expected to the superfamily Testa Cello Idea. The family is divided into three subfamilies Oleacininae Adams & Adams, 1855 Euglandininae Baker, 1941 and Baker Varicellinae, 1941.

• Carnivorous snails ( Oleacinidae Adams & Adams, 1855) Subfamily Oleacininae Adams & Adams, 1855 Genus Oleacina Röding, 1798
• Genus Oryzosoma Pilsbry, 1891
• Genus Rectoleacina Pilsbry, 1907
• Genus Strebelia Crosse & Fischer, 1868
• Genus Palaeoglandina Wenz, 1914
• Genus Pseudoleacina Wenz, 1914

• Genus Euglandina Fischer & Crosse, 1870 Rosy Wolf Snail ( Euglandina rosea ( Ferussac, 1821) )

• Dalmatian predator snail ( Poiretia cornea ( Brumati, 1838) )
• Poiretia compressa ( Mousson 1859)
• Poiretia delesserti ( Bourguignat 1852)
• Poiretia dilatata ( Philippi 1836)

• Genus varicella L. Pfeiffer, 1856
• Genus Glandinella L. Pfeiffer, 1878
• Genus Laevaricella Pilsbry, 1907
• Genus Melaniella L. Pfeiffer, 1857
• Genus Sigma taxis Pilsbry, 1907