Pupinidae
Encyclopedia
Pupinidae is a taxonomic family
of land snail
s with an operculum
, terrestrial
gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Cyclophoroidea
(according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005
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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 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 with an operculum
Operculum (gastropod)
The operculum, meaning little lid, is a corneous or calcareous anatomical structure which exists in many groups of sea snails and freshwater snails, and also in a few groups of land snails...
, 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...
gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Cyclophoroidea
Cyclophoroidea
Cyclophoroidea is a superfamily of land snails with an operculum, terrestrial gastropods within the informal group Architaenioglossa, that belongs to the clade Caenogastropoda....
(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...
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Taxonomy
Subfamilies and genera within the family Pupinidae include (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005Taxonomy 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...
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- Pupininae L. Pfeiffer, 1853
- genus PupinaPupinaPupina is a genus of land snails with an operculum, terrestrial gastropod mollusks in the family Pupinidae.- Species :Species in the genus Pupina include:* Pupina brenchleyi* Pupina complanata* Pupina coxeni* Pupina difficilis...
Vingard, 1829 - type genus of the subfamily Pupininae
- genus Pupina
- LiareinaeLiareinaeLiareinae is a taxonomic subfamily of small land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the family Pupinidae.-Genera:Genera within the subfamily Liareinae include:* Liarea Pfeiffer, 1853* Cytora Kobelt and Moellendorff, 1897...
Powell, 1946 - synonym: Cytoidae Climo, 1969 (n.a.) = not available nameAvailable nameIn zoology, an available name is a scientific name for a taxon of animals that has been published conforming to all the mandatory provisions of the ICZN Code for the establishment of a zoological name....
- Pupinellinae Kobelt, 1902 - synonyms: Ventriculidae Wenz, 1915, Pollicariini Thiele, 1929
- genus PupinellaPupinellaPupinella is a genus of land snails with an operculum, terrestrial gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Cyclophoroidea .-References:*...
Gray [in Baird], 1850 - type genus of the subfamily Pupinellinae
- genus Pupinella