Acavoidea
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The Acavoidea are a taxonomic superfamily
of air-breathing land snail
s and slug
s, terrestrial
pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the informal group Sigmurethra
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This taxonomy was based on the study by Nordsieck, published in 1986.
Taxonomic rank
In biological classification, rank is the level in a taxonomic hierarchy. Examples of taxonomic ranks are species, genus, family, and class. Each rank subsumes under it a number of less general categories...
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 and slug
Slug
Slug is a common name that is normally applied to any gastropod mollusc that lacks a shell, has a very reduced shell, or has a small internal shell...
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 informal group Sigmurethra
Sigmurethra
Sigmurethra is a taxonomic category of air-breathing land snails and slugs, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs. This is an Informal Group which includes the majority of land snails and slugs....
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This taxonomy was based on the study by Nordsieck, published in 1986.
Taxonomy
Families within the superfamily Acavoidea are as follows:- Family AcavidaeAcavidaeAcavidae is a taxonomic family of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Acavoidea .- Anatomy :...
Pilsbry, 1895 - Family CaryodidaeCaryodidaeCaryodidae is a taxonomic family of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Acavoidea .This family is endemic to eastern Australia....
Conolly, 1915 - Family DorcasiidaeDorcasiidaeDorcasiidae is a family of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Acavoidea .The family Dorcasiidae has no subfamilies.-Genera:...
Conolly, 1915 - Family MacrocyclidaeMacrocyclidaeMacrocyclidae is a family of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Acavoidea .-Genera :The family Macrocyclidae has no subfamilies....
Thiele, 1926 - Family MegomphicidaeMegomphicidaeMegomphicidae is a taxonomic family of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Acavoidea .-Genera:...
H.B. Baker, 1930 - Family StrophocheilidaeStrophocheilidaeStrophocheilidae is a taxonomic family of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Acavoidea .- Subfamilies and genera :...
Pilsbry, 1902