Moitessieriidae
Encyclopedia
Moitessieriidae is a family
of small freshwater snail
s, aquatic
gastropod molluscs in the superfamily Rissooidea
.
According to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi (2005)
the family Moitessieriidae has no subfamilies.
There are known 55 freshwater species of Moitessieriidae in the Palearctic
region.
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 freshwater snail
Freshwater snail
A freshwater snail is one kind of freshwater mollusc, the other kind being freshwater clams and mussels, i.e. freshwater bivalves. Specifically a freshwater snail is a gastropod that lives in a watery non-marine habitat. The majority of freshwater gastropods have a shell, with very few exceptions....
s, aquatic
Aquatic animal
An aquatic animal is an animal, either vertebrate or invertebrate, which lives in water for most or all of its life. It may breathe air or extract its oxygen from that dissolved in water through specialised organs called gills, or directly through its skin. Natural environments and the animals that...
gastropod molluscs in the superfamily Rissooidea
Rissooidea
Rissooidea, originally named Rissoacea by Grey, 1847, is a large taxonomic superfamily of small and minute saltwater, brackish water, freshwater, and semi-terrestrial snails which have gills and an operculum...
.
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...
the family Moitessieriidae has no subfamilies.
There are known 55 freshwater species of Moitessieriidae in the Palearctic
Palearctic
The Palearctic or Palaearctic is one of the eight ecozones dividing the Earth's surface.Physically, the Palearctic is the largest ecozone...
region.
Genera
Genera within the family Moitessieriidae include:- Genus MoitessieriaMoitessieriaMoitessieria is a genus of minute freshwater snails with an operculum, aquatic gastropod molluscs or micromolluscs in the family Moitessieriidae.Moitessieria is the type genus of the family Moitessieriidae.-Species:...
Bourguignat, 1863 - type genus - Genus PaladilhiaPaladilhiaPaladilhia is a genus of minute freshwater snails with an operculum, aquatic gastropod molluscs or micromolluscs in the family Moitessieriidae.-Species:Species within the genus Paladilhia include:* Paladilhia hungarica...
Bourguignat, 1865