Acavidae
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Acavidae is a taxonomic family
of air-breathing land snail
s, terrestrial
pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Acavoidea
(according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005
).
s lies between 26 and 35 (according to the values in this table).
Genera in the family Acavidae include:
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
Land snail
A land snail is any of the many species of snail that live on land, as opposed to those that live in salt water and fresh water. Land snails are terrestrial gastropod mollusks that have shells, It is not always an easy matter to say which species are terrestrial, because some are more or less...
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 superfamily Acavoidea
Acavoidea
The Acavoidea are a taxonomic superfamily of air-breathing land snails and slugs, terrestrial pulmonate 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...
).
Anatomy
In this family, the number of haploid chromosomeChromosome
A chromosome is an organized structure of DNA and protein found in cells. It is a single piece of coiled DNA containing many genes, regulatory elements and other nucleotide sequences. Chromosomes also contain DNA-bound proteins, which serve to package the DNA and control its functions.Chromosomes...
s lies between 26 and 35 (according to the values in this table).
Genera
The family Acavidae has no subfamilies.Genera in the family Acavidae include:
- Acavus Montfort, 1810
- AmpelitaAmpelitaAmpelita is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Acavidae.-Species:Species within the genus Ampelita include:* Ampelita ambatoensis Emberton & Griffiths, 2009...
Beck, 1837 - HelicophantaHelicophantaHelicophanta is a genus of air-breathing land snails, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropods mollusks in the family Acavidae.- Species :Species within the genus Helicophanta include:* Helicophanta betsiloensis* Helicophanta bicingulata...
Férussac, 1821 - LeucotaeniusLeucotaeniusLeucotaenius is a genus of tropical air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Acavidae....
Martens, 1860 - Oligospira Ancey, 1887
- † Pebasiconcha Wesselingh & Gittenberger, 1999 - with the only species † Pebasiconcha immanisPebasiconcha immanisPebasiconcha immanis is an extinct species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Acavidae.- Distribution :...
Wesselingh & Gittenberger, 1999 - Stylodon Beck, 1837