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Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Spiralia
Cladus: Lophotrochozoa
Phylum: Mollusca
Classis: Gastropoda
Subclassis: Heterobranchia
Infraclassis: Euthyneura
Cohors: Tectipleura
Subcohors: Panpulmonata
Superordo: Eupulmonata
Ordo: Stylommatophora
Subordo: Helicina
Infraordo: Clausilioidei
Superfamilia: Clausilioidea

Familia: Clausiliidae
Subfamilia: Clausiliinae
Tribus: Boettgeriini
Genus: Boettgeria
Subgenus: B. (Boettgeria) – B. (Loosjesiella)

Name
Boettgeria O. Boettger, 1863

Boettgeria is a genus of small, very elongate, air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Clausiliidae, the door snails, all of which have a clausilium.

This genus of door snails should not be confused with a genus of slugs that has a similar name: Boettgerilla Simroth, 1910.
Species

Species within the genus Boettgeria include: [1][permanent dead link]

Boettgeria crispa (Lowe, 1831)
Boettgeria deltostoma (Lowe, 1831)
Boettgeria depauperata (Lowe, 1831)
Boettgeria exigua (Lowe, 1831)
Boettgeria jensi Neubert & Groh, 1998
Boettgeria lorenziana Groh & Hemmen, 1984
Boettgeria lowei Groh & Hemmen, 1984
Boettgeria obesiuscula (Lowe, 1863)

References

AnimalBase info at: [2][permanent

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