Tropidophora Troschel 1847

Tropidophora is a genus of land snails with an operculum, terrestrial gastropod mollusks in the family Pomatiidae.^{[2] [3]}

Distribution

These large, split-sole snails are found in Tanzania,^[2] Madagascar, the Mascarenes, the Comoros and South Africa.

95-99% of Tropidophora species are endemic to Madagascar.^[4]

Species

The present classification of this genus into three subgenera, 95 species and 142 varieties is complex and confused. This classification is best ignored temporarily, as it is based on subtle morphological varieties among small samples. It is also assumed that many smaller species remain to be discovered.^[1]

The following species are recognised in the genus Tropidophora:^[5]

Synonyms

• Tropidophora anaglypta (Morelet, 1886): synonym of Otopoma anaglyptum Morelet, 1886
• Tropidophora boivini (L. Pfeiffer, 1857): synonym of Tropidophora tricarinata var. boivini (L. Pfeiffer, 1856): synonym of Tropidophora tricarinata (O. F. Müller, 1774)(unaccepted rank)
• Tropidophora cambieri(Bourguignat, 1889): synonym of Tropidophora letourneuxi (Bourguignat, 1887) (junior synonym)
• Tropidophora hanningtoni(G. B. Sowerby III, 1890): synonym of Tropidophora calcarea (G. B. Sowerby I, 1843) (junior synonym)
• Tropidophora huberi (Thach, 2018): synonym of Leptopoma huberi (Thach, 2018) (original combination)
• Tropidophora madagascariensis (J. E. Gray, 1833) : synonym of Tropidophora tricarinata var. madagascariensis (J. E. Gray, 1833): synonym of Tropidophora tricarinata ((O. F. Müller, 1774))
• † Tropidophora miocenicum (Verdcourt, 1963): synonym of † Tropidophora miocenica (Verdcourt, 1963) (incorrect gender agreement of specific epithet)
• † Tropidophora praecursor (Neubert & Van Damme, 2012): synonym of † Omanitopsis praecursor (Neubert & Van Damme, 2012)
• Tropidophora semilirata Fischer-Piette, F. Blanc & Salvat, 1969: synonym of Tropidophora liratoides Fischer-Piette, C. P. Blanc, F. Blanc & F. Salvat, 1993 ( junior homonym, junior secondary homonym)
• Tropidophora socotrana Godwin-Austen, 1881: synonym of Cinnabarica socotrana (Godwin-Austen, 1881) (original combination)
• Tropidophora stumpfi O. Boettger, 1889: synonym of Tropidophora fuscula (L. Pfeiffer, 1853)

References

• Fischer-Piette, E. & Bedoucha, J. (1965). Mollusques terrestres operculés de Madagascar. Mémoires du Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Nouvelle Série, Série A, Zoologie, 33: 50-91. Paris