Rhodea is a genus of land snails, terrestrial gastropod mollusks in the family Achatinidae. Authors of the genus provided no information about the etymology of this genus and its etymology remains unknown. Distribution Distribution of the genus Rhodea include Colombia and Ecuador. Species Species within the genus Rhodea include: Rhodea aequatoria Da Costa, 1899 Rhodea barcrofti Pilsbry, 1958 Rhodea californica (L. Pfeiffer, 1846) Rhodea cousini Jousseaume, 1900 Rhodea crosseana Da Costa, 1899 Rhodea gigantea Mousson, 1873 Rhodea mariaalejandrae Grego, Šteffek & Infante, 2007 Rhodea moussoni Grego, Šteffek & Infante, 2007 Rhodea wallisiana Dohrn, 1875 See also A plant genus Rohdea is sometimes misspelled as Rhodea. References Further reading Correoso M. A. (2010). "Nuevo reporte y localidades de Rhodea cousini Jousseaume, 1900 (Gastropoda: Subulinidae) para el Ecuador". Revista Geospacial (Quito) 7: 45-51. Achatinidae Taxa named by Henry Adams (zoologist) Taxa named by Arthur Adams (zoologist) Paleozoic life of Nunavut