Orthurethra
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Orthurethra is a clade
of terrestrial pulmonate gastropods (i.e. air-breathing land snail
s).
In the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005
, Orthurethra is treated as an informal group and subclade of Stylommatophora
.
(Families that are exclusively fossil are indicated with a dagger †)
Clade
A clade is a group consisting of a species and all its descendants. In the terms of biological systematics, a clade is a single "branch" on the "tree of life". The idea that such a "natural group" of organisms should be grouped together and given a taxonomic name is central to biological...
of terrestrial pulmonate gastropods (i.e. 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).
In 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...
, Orthurethra is treated as an informal group and subclade of Stylommatophora
Stylommatophora
Stylommatophora is a taxon of air-breathing land snails and slugs, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs. This taxon is currently considered to be a clade. It was previously regarded as an infraorder...
.
Taxonomy
- Superfamily PartuloideaPartuloideaPartuloidea is a a superfamily of air-breathing land snails.According to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005, this superfamily of terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks is in the clade Stylommatophora and the informal group Orthurethra.- Families:Families within the...
- Family PartulidaePartulidaePartulidae is a family of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial gastropod mollusks in the infraorder Stylommatophora, endemic to Pacific islands.- Genera :Partulidae is divided into three genera:* Eua has four species, confined to Tonga and Samoa....
- Family Draparnaudiidae
- Family Partulidae
- Superfamily Achatinelloidea
- Family AchatinellidaeAchatinellidaeAchatinellidae is a family of tropical air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Achatinelloidea.- Taxonomy :...
- Family Achatinellidae
- Superfamily CochlicopoideaCochlicopoideaCochlicopoidea is a superfamily of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial gastropod mollusks in the informal group Orthurethra....
- Family CochlicopidaeCochlicopidaeCochlicopidae is a taxonomic family of small, air-breathing, land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Cochlicopoidea.-Anatomy:...
- Family AmastridaeAmastridaeAmastridae is a taxonomic family of small, air-breathing, land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Cochlicopoidea....
- Family Cochlicopidae
- Superfamily PupilloideaPupilloideaThe Pupilloidea are a superfamily of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial gastropod mollusks in the informal group Orthurethra.-Taxonomy:This superfamily contains the following families:*Family Pupillidae*Family Argnidae*Family Chondrinidae...
- Family PupillidaePupillidaePupillidae is a family of mostly minute, air-breathing, land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the clade Stylommatophora....
- Family ArgnidaeArgnidaeArgnidae is a family of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks.- Distribution :Distribution of Argnidae include Europe: southern and eastern Alps and Carpathian Mountains.- Taxonomy :...
- Family ChondrinidaeChondrinidaeChondrinidae is a family of mostly minute air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the order Pulmonata.-Anatomy:In this family, the number of haploid chromosomes lies between 26 and 30 ....
- † Family CylindrellinidaeCylindrellinidae†Cylindrellinidae is an extinct family of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks.- Taxonomy :The Cylindrellinidae family is classified within the informal group Orthurethra, itself belonging to the clade Stylommatophora within the clade Eupulmonata .The family...
- Family LauriidaeLauriidaeLauriidae is a family of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks.- Taxonomy :The Lauriidae family is classified within the informal group Orthurethra, itself belonging to the clade Stylommatophora within the clade Eupulmonata .The family Lauriidae has no...
- Family OrculidaeOrculidaeOrculidae is a family of mostly minute, air-breathing, land snails; terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the order Pulmonata.- Taxonomy :...
- Family Pleurodiscidae
- Family PyramidulidaePyramidulidaePyramidulidae is a family of small air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Pupilloidea.-Anatomy:In this family, the number of haploid chromosomes lies between 26 and 30 ....
- Family SpelaeodiscidaeSpelaeodiscidaeSpelaeodiscidae is a family of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks.- Taxonomy :The Spelaeodiscidae family is classified within the informal group Orthurethra, itself belonging to the clade Stylommatophora within the clade Eupulmonata .The family Spelaeodiscidae has...
- Family StrobilopsidaeStrobilopsidaeStrobilopsidae is a family of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Pupilloidea.- Taxonomy :...
- Family ValloniidaeValloniidaeValloniidae is a taxonomic family of small and minute, air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the clade Stylommatophora.-Anatomy:...
- Family VertiginidaeVertiginidaeVertiginidae is a family of minute, air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs or micromollusks in the superfamily Pupilloidea.- Distribution :...
- Family Pupillidae
- Superfamily EnoideaEnoideaThe Enoidea are a superfamily of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial gastropod mollusks in the informal group Orthurethra.The following two families have been recognized in the taxonomy of Bouchet & Rocroi :* family Enidae* family Cerastidae...
- Family EnidaeEnidaeEnidae is a family of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks.- Anatomy :In this family, the number of haploid chromosomes lies between 21 and 25 .- 1998 taxonomy :...
- Family CerastidaeCerastidaeCerastidae is a family of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks.- Taxonomy :The Cerastidae family is classified within the informal group Orthurethra, itself belonging to the clade Stylommatophora within the clade Eupulmonata .The family Cerastidae has no...
- Family Enidae
(Families that are exclusively fossil are indicated with a dagger †)