Acochlidiidae
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Acochlidiidae are a taxonomic family of shell-less freshwater gastropods
(one of them Palliohedyle weberi lives in brackish waters), aquatic gastropod mollusks within the clade Acochlidiacea
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(2005). Palliohedylidae has been classified as the only family within the superfamily Palliohedyloidea.
Acochlidium
Strubel, 1892
Palliohedyle Rankin, 1979
Strubellia Odhner, 1937
Freshwater snail
A freshwater snail is one kind of freshwater mollusc, the other kind being freshwater clams and mussels, i.e. freshwater bivalves. Specifically a freshwater snail is a gastropod that lives in a watery non-marine habitat. The majority of freshwater gastropods have a shell, with very few exceptions....
(one of them Palliohedyle weberi lives in brackish waters), aquatic gastropod mollusks within the clade Acochlidiacea
Acochlidiacea
Acochlidiacea, common name acochlidians, are a taxonomic clade of very unusual sea snails and sea and freshwater slugs, aquatic gastropod mollusks within the large clade Heterobranchia...
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2005 taxonomy
Acochlidiidae has been classified as the only family within the superfamily Acochlidioidea Küthe, 1935 in the taxonomy of Bouchet & RocroiTaxonomy of the Gastropoda (Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005)
The taxonomy of the Gastropoda as it was revised by Philippe Bouchet and Jean-Pierre Rocroi is currently the most up-to-date overall system for classifying gastropod mollusks...
(2005). Palliohedylidae has been classified as the only family within the superfamily Palliohedyloidea.
2010 taxonomy
Schrödl & Neusser (2010) have redefined the taxonomy of Acochlidiacea in 2010 and family Acochlidiidae is in the clade Hedylopsacea.Genera
According to the Schrödl & Neusser (2010) there are three genera in the family Acochlidiidae:Acochlidium
Acochlidium
Acochlidium is a genus of freshwater slugs, an aquatic gastropod mollusks in the family Acochlidiidae.Acochlidium species have no shell.-Species:Species within the genus Acochlidium include:* Acochlidium amboinense Strubell, 1892...
Strubel, 1892
- Acochlidium amboinense Strubell, 1892
- Acochlidium bayerfehlmanni Wawra, 1980
- Acochlidium fijiiensisAcochlidium fijiiensisAcochlidium fijiiensis is a species of freshwater gastropod, an aquatic gastropod mollusk within the family Acochlidiidae.Acochlidium fijiiensis has no shell.It lives in two rivers on Fiji.- Further reading :...
Haynes & Kenchington, 1991
Palliohedyle Rankin, 1979
- Palliohedyle sutteri - synonym: Acochlidium sutteri Wawra
- Palliohedyle weberi - synonym: Acochlidium weberi Bergh, 1896
Strubellia Odhner, 1937
- Strubellia paradoxa (Strubell, 1892) - synonym: Acochlidium paradoxum Strubell