Rhachistia

Rhachistia
Drawing of apertural and abapertural view of the shell of Rhachistia rhodotaenia.
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Stylommatophora
Infraorder: Pupilloidei
Superfamily: Pupilloidea
Family: Cerastidae
Genus: Rhachistia
Connolly, 1922
Type species
Buliminus (Rhachis) rhodotaenia
E. von Martens, 1869
Synonyms
  • Eorrhachis Tomlin & Peile, 1930
  • Rachispeculum Iredale, 1933
  • Rachistia (misspelling)

Rhachistia is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the family Cerastidae.

The genus Rhachistia is found in Eastern Africa and Asia.