Sterkia
# Sterkia

Sterkia is a genus of minute, air-breathing, land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks which were formerly classified in the family Pupillidae now in the family Vertiginidae instead.

## Species

Species within the genus Sterkia include:

* Sterkia antillensis Pilsbry, 1920
* Sterkia bakeri Pilsbry, 1921
* Sterkia eyriesii (Drouët, 1859) - Caribbean Birddrop

### Synonyms

* Sterkia calamitosa (Pilsbry, 1889) - Mexican birddrop: synonym of Vertigo calamitosa (Pilsbry, 1889)
* Sterkia clementina (Sterki, 1890) - insular birddrop: synonym of Vertigo clementina (Sterki, 1890) (superseded combination)
* Sterkia hemphilli (Sterki, 1890) - California Birddrop: synonym of Vertigo hemphilli (Sterki, 1890) (superseded combination)
