Helicodiscidae
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Helicodiscidae is a family
of small air-breathing land snail
s, terrestrial
pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Punctoidea
(according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005
).
Genera within the family 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 small 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...
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)
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
The family Helicodiscidae has no subfamilies.Genera within the family include:
- HelicodiscusHelicodiscusHelicodiscus is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Helicodiscidae.-Species :Species within the genus Helicodiscus include:* Helicodiscus diadema* Helicodiscus hexodon...
- the typeTypeType may refer to:In philosophy:*Type–token distinctionIn mathematics:*Type *Type theory, basis for the study of type systems*Type or arity, the number of operands a function takes...
genus - PolygyriscusPolygyriscusPolygyriscus is a monotypic genus of snails containing the single species Polygyriscus virginianus, known commonly as the Virginia fringed mountain snail or the Virginia coil. It is endemic to Virginia to the United States. It was listed as federally endangered species on 2 August 1978.This snail...
- RadiodiscusRadiodiscusRadiodiscus 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...
- may belong in the CharopidaeCharopidaeCharopidae is a taxonomic family of small air-breathing land snails , terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Punctoidea .- Subfamilies and genera :The family Charopidae consists of the following subfamilies:* Charopinae Hutton, 1884 - synonyms:... - Stenopylis
- ZilchogyraZilchogyraZilchogyra is a genus of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Helicodiscidae....