Anadenidae
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Anadenidae is a taxonomic family
of air-breathing land slug
s, terrestrial
pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Arionidae
(according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005
).
This family has no subfamilies (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005
).
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 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 superfamily Arionidae
Arionidae
Arionidae, common name the "roundback slugs" or "round back slugs" are a taxonomic family of air-breathing land slugs, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Arionoidea.- Distribution :...
(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...
).
This family has no subfamilies (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...
).
Genera
Genera within the family Anadenidae include:- Anadenus Heynemann, 1863 - type genus
- Anadeninus Simroth, 1912
Further reading
- Gupta P. K. & Oli B. P. (1998). "The life cycle and growth of the slug, Anadenus altivagus (Theobald) from Kumaon Himalayan forests, India". Journal of Molluscan Studies 64: 250-253. doi:10.1093/mollus/64.2.250
- Kuzminykh A. A. & Schileyko A. A. (2005). "Slugs of the family Anadenidae Pilsbry, 1948 (Gastropoda, Pulmonata) with descriptions of two new subgenera and three new species". Ruthenica 15(2): 109-118.
- Schileyko A. A. (2007). "Treatise on Recent terrestrial pulmonate molluscs, Part 15 Oopeltidae, Anadenidae, Arionidae, Philomycidae, Succineidae, Athoracophoridae". Ruthenica, Supplement 2(15): 2049-2210.