Helicodontidae
Encyclopedia
Helicodontidae is a family
of air-breathing land snail
s, terrestrial
pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the clade Eupulmonata
(according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005
).
Stylommatophora
within the clade Eupulmonata
(according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005
).
The type genus is Helicodonta
Férussac, 1821.
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
of air-breathing land snail
Snail
Snail is a common name applied to most of the members of the molluscan class Gastropoda that have coiled shells in the adult stage. When the word is used in its most general sense, it includes sea snails, land snails and freshwater snails. The word snail without any qualifier is however more often...
s, terrestrial
Terrestrial animal
Terrestrial animals are animals that live predominantly or entirely on land , as compared with aquatic animals, which live predominantly or entirely in the water , or amphibians, which rely on a combination of aquatic and terrestrial habitats...
pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the clade Eupulmonata
Eupulmonata
The Eupulmonata is a taxonomic clade of air-breathing snails. The great majority of this group are land snails and slugs, but some are marine and some are saltmarsh snails that can tolerate salty conditions.-Linnean taxonomy:...
(according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005
Taxonomy 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...
).
Taxonomy
The Helicodontidae family is classified within the cladeClade
A clade is a group consisting of a species and all its descendants. In the terms of biological systematics, a clade is a single "branch" on the "tree of life". The idea that such a "natural group" of organisms should be grouped together and given a taxonomic name is central to biological...
Stylommatophora
Stylommatophora
Stylommatophora is a taxon of air-breathing land snails and slugs, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs. This taxon is currently considered to be a clade. It was previously regarded as an infraorder...
within the clade Eupulmonata
Eupulmonata
The Eupulmonata is a taxonomic clade of air-breathing snails. The great majority of this group are land snails and slugs, but some are marine and some are saltmarsh snails that can tolerate salty conditions.-Linnean taxonomy:...
(according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005
Taxonomy 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...
).
Subfamilies and genera
There are two subfamilies in the family Helicodontidae.The type genus is Helicodonta
Helicodonta
Helicodonta obvoluta, common name the "cheese snail", is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Hygromiidae, the hairy snails and their allies....
Férussac, 1821.
- subfamily Helicodontinae Kobelt, 1904 - synonym: Gonostomatinae Kobelt, 1904, Drepanostomatini Schileyko, 1991
- AteniaAteniaAtenia is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Hygromiidae, the hairy snails and their allies....
Gittenberger, 1968 - Darderia Altaba, 2006
- Drepanostoma Porro, 1836
- Falkneria H. Nordsieck, 1989
- HelicodontaHelicodontaHelicodonta obvoluta, common name the "cheese snail", is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Hygromiidae, the hairy snails and their allies....
Férussac, 1821 - SoosiaSoosiaSoosia is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Helicodontidae.-References:*...
Hesse, 1918
- Atenia
- subfamily Lindholmiolinae Schileyko, 1978
- LindholmiolaLindholmiolaLindholmiola is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Helicodontidae.-Species:Species within the genus Lindholmiola include:...
Hesse, 1931
- Lindholmiola