Scolodonta

Scolodonta is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Scolodontidae.

Scolodonta
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Order:	Stylommatophora
Suborder:	Scolodontina
Family:	Scolodontidae
Genus:	Scolodonta Doering, 1875[1]

Scolodonta is the type genus of the family Scolodontidae.^[2]

This genus is sometimes classified within the Streptaxidae.^[3]

Distribution

The distribution of the genus Scolodonta includes:

• Argentina^[3]
• Brazil^[4]

Description

The anatomy of Scolodonta is currently unknown.^[3]

Species

Species within the genus Scolodonta include:

• Scolodonta amazonica (Dohrn, 1882)^[4]
• Scolodonta bounoboena (d’Orbigny, 1835)^[4]
• Scolodonta interrupta (Suter, 1900)^[4]
• Scolodonta mutata (Gould, 1846)^[4]
• Scolodonta nitidula (Dohrn, 1882)^[4]
• Scolodonta spirorbis (Deshayes, 1850)^[4]