Pittieria is a genus of predatory air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Spiraxidae.
Distribution The distribution of the genus Pittieria extends from Central Mexico to northern Panama.
Species Species in the genus Pittieria include:
Subgenus Pittieria Von Martens, 1901 include two species: Pittieria bicolor Von Martens, 1901 - type speciesThompson F. G. (16 June 2008). "AN ANNOTATED CHECKLIST AND BIBLIOGRAPHY OF THE LAND AND FRESHWATER SNAILS OF MEXICO AND CENTRAL AMERICA" . "PART 4 PULMONATA (ACHATINOIDEA-SAGDOIDEA)" . accessed 14 January 2011. Pittieria pittieri (Von Martens, 1901)
Subgenus Laeviglandina Pilsbry, 1908 include nine species: Pittieria aurantiaca (Angas, 1879) Pittieria broctontomlini (Pilsbry, 1926) Pittieria chiriquiensis (Da Costa, 1900) Pittieria decidua (Pfeiffer, 1861) Pittieria izabellina (Pfeiffer, 1846) Pittieria lanceolata (Von Martens, 1891) Pittieria obtusa (Pfeiffer, 1844) Pittieria tryoniana Pilsbry, 1908 Pittieria underwoodi (Fulton, 1897)
Subgenus Shuttleworthia H. B. Baker, 1941 include three species: Pittieria ambigua (Pfeiffer, 1856) Pittieria arborea H. B. Baker, 1941 Pittieria difficilis (Crosse and Fischer, 1869)
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