Scolodontidae
Encyclopedia
Scolodontidae is a taxonomic family
of air-breathing land snail
s, terrestrial
pulmonategastropod mollusks in the superfamily Rhytidoidea
(according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005
).
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Scolodontinae
Tamayoinae
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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 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...
pulmonategastropod mollusks in the superfamily Rhytidoidea
Rhytidoidea
The Rhytidoidea are a superfamily of air-breathing land snails and slugs, terrestrial gastropod mollusks in the informal group Sigmurethra.This taxonomy was based on the study by Nordsieck, published in 1986...
(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
The family Scolodontidae consists of the following subfamilies (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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- Scolodontinae H. B. Baker, 1925 - synonyms: Stenopidae H. Adams & A. Adams, 1855 (inv.); Systrophiidae Thiele, 1926; Scolodentidae H. B. Baker, 1956
- Tamayoinae Tillier, 1980
Genera
Genera within the family Scolodontidae include:Scolodontinae
- ScolodontaScolodontais a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Scolodontidae.Scolodonta is the type genus of the family Scolodontidae.This genus is sometimes classified within the Streptaxidae.- Distribution :...
Doering, 1875 - type genus of the family Scolodontidae - Systrophia Pfeiffer, 1855
- Guestieria Crosse H., 1872
- Happia Bourguignat, 1889
- Miradiscops Baker, [1925]
Tamayoinae
- TamayoaTamayoaTamayoa is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Scolodontidae.Tamayoa is the type genus of the subfamily Tamayoinae.-Species:Species within the genus Tamayoa include:...
H. B. Baker, 1925 - type genus of the subfamily Tamayoinae
? subfamily
- Hirtudiscus Hylton-Scott, 1973