Oestophora is a genus of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial gastropod mollusk in the family Trissexodontidae.

Distribution

The distribution of the genus Oestophora includes western Iberian Peninsula, north Africa and the Azores.

Description

The shell is ribbed, with rounded or keeled whorls. The apertural margin is reflected and thickened.

Reproductive system

There is no flagellum, or penial papilla. There is one small dart sac, one longer accessory sac separated from vaginal walls and a vagina with three simple and long accessory (mucous) glands. The number of haploid chromosomes is 30.

Species

Species within the genus Oestophoa include: Synonyms: