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Truncatella (gastropod)

Truncatella is a genus of very small land snails with an operculum, terrestrial gastropod mollusks in the family Truncatellidae. These small and minute snails live on land, very close to seawater. They walk with a strange looping action, and the adults have truncated shells. Many of the species are small enough to be considered micromollusks.

Truncatella is the type genus of the family Truncatellidae.

Truncatella

Truncatella may refer to:

  • Truncatella (gastropod), a genus of shoreline gastropods
  • Truncatella (fungus), a genus of plant pathogens
Truncatella (fungus)

The fungal genus Truncatella in the family Amphisphaeriaceae includes plant pathogens such as Truncatella laurocerasi.