Charopidae
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Charopidae is a taxonomic family
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 small 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 (and semi-slug
Semi-slug
Semi-slugs, also spelled semislugs, are land gastropods whose shells are too small for them to retract into, but the shell is not quite vestigial...

s such as Otoconcha dimidiata
Otoconcha dimidiata
Otoconcha dimidiata is a species of small air-breathing semi-slug, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Charopidae.Otoconcha dimidiata is the type species of the genus Otoconcha.- Ecology :...

), 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 Punctoidea
Punctoidea
Punctoidea is a superfamily of air-breathing land snails and slugs, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the informal group Sigmurethra....

 (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005
Taxonomy of the Gastropoda (Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005)
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).

Subfamilies and genera

The family Charopidae consists of the following subfamilies:
  • Charopinae Hutton, 1884 - synonyms: Phenacohelicidae Suter, 1892; Flammulinidae Crosse, 1895; Amphidoxinae Thiele, 1931; Dipnelicidae Iredale, 1937; Hedleyoconchidae Iredale, 1942; Pseudocharopidae Iredale, 1944; Trachycystidae Schileyko, 1986; Therasiinae Schileyko, 2001; Flammoconchinae Schileyko, 2001; Ranfurlyinae Schileyko, 2001
  • Otoconchinae Cockerell, 1893
  • Rotadiscinae H. B. Baker, 1927
  • Semperdoninae Solem, 1983
  • Thysanotinae Godwin-Austen, 1907
  • Trukcharopinae Solem, 1983


Genera in the family Charopidae include:

Charopinae
  • Discocharopa
    Discocharopa
    Discocharopa is a genus of small air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Charopidae....

    Iredale, 1913
  • Sinployea
    Sinployea
    Sinployea is a genus of land gastropod in the Charopidae family.- Species :Species in the genus Sinployea include:* Sinployea atiensis* Sinployea andrewi* Sinployea avanaensis* Sinployea canalis - extinct...

    Solem, 1983
  • Ba Solem, 1983
  • Maafu Solem, 1983
  • Lauopa Solem, 1983
  • Tuimalila Solem, 1983
  • Lagivala Solem, 1983
  • Vatusila Solem, 1983
  • Graeffedon Solem, 1983


Otoconchinae
  • Otoconcha
    Otoconcha
    Otoconcha is a genus of small air-breathing semi-slugs, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the family Charopidae.Otoconcha is the type genus of the subfamily Otoconchinae.- Description :...

    Hutton, 1884 - type genus of the subfamily Otoconchinae


Rotadiscinae
  • Microcharopa Solem, 1983


Semperdoninae
  • Semperdon
    Semperdon
    Semperdon is a genus of gastropod in the Charopidae family.It contains the following species:* Semperdon heptaptychius* Semperdon kororensis* Semperdon rotanus* Semperdon uncatus* Semperdon xyleborus...

    Solem, 1983
  • Landronellum Solem, 1983
  • Himeroconcha
    Himeroconcha
    Himeroconcha is a genus of small air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Charopidae.-Species:Species within the genus Himeroconcha include:* Himeroconcha fusca* Himeroconcha lamlanensis...

    Solem, 1983


Thysanotinae
  • ...


Trukcharopinae
  • Trukcharopa
    Trukcharopa
    Trukcharopa is a genus of gastropod in the Charopidae family.It contains the following species:* Trukcharopa trukana...

    Solem, 1983
  • Kubaryiellus
    Kubaryiellus
    Kubaryiellus is a genus of small air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Charopidae.-References:*...

    Solem, 1983
  • Russatus
    Russatus
    Russatus is a genus of gastropod in the Charopidae family.It contains the following species:* Russatus nigrescens...

    Solem, 1983
  • Roimontis
    Roimontis
    Roimontis is a genus of gastropod in the Charopidae family.It contains the following species:* Roimontis tolotomensis...

    Solem, 1983
  • Palikirus
    Palikirus
    Palikirus is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Charopidae.It contains the following species:* Palikirus cosmetus* Palikirus ponapicus...

    Solem, 1983
  • Jokajdon
    Jokajdon
    Jokajdon is a genus of small air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Charopidae.- Species :Species in the genus Jokajdon include* Jokajdon callizonus* Jokajdon tumidulus-References:*...

    Solem, 1983
  • Palline
    Palline
    Palline is a genus of small air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Charopidae.-Species:Species within the genus Palline include:* Palline micramyla* Palline notera-References:*...

    Solem, 1983


? subfamily
  • Radiodiscus
    Radiodiscus
    Radiodiscus is a genus of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial gastropod mollusk in the family Charopidae.-Species:The genus Radiodiscus includes the following species:* Radiodiscus amdenus...

  • Bischoffena
    Bischoffena
    Bischoffena is a genus of small air-breathing land snails, terrestrial gastropod mollusks in the family Charopidae....

  • Opanara
    Opanara
    Opanara is a genus of small air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Charopidae.-Species:Species within the genus Opanara include:* Opanara altiapica* Opanara areaensis* Opanara bitridentata...

    Solem, 1976


For other genera see :Category:Charopidae
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