Canariellidae

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Canariellidae
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Superorder: Eupulmonata
Order: Stylommatophora
Suborder: Helicina
Infraorder: Helicoidei
Superfamily: Helicoidea
Family: Canariellidae
Iredale, 1915
Type genus
Canariella
P. Hesse, 1918

Canariellidae is a taxonomic family of small to medium-sized air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Helicoidea. [1] [2]

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Anatomy

The family is characterized by having a short flagellum and a stimulatory apparatus composed only of one to three single mucous glands (lacking dart or accessory sacs). [2]

Taxonomy

The family Canariellidae consists of:

Related Research Articles

Helicoidea Superfamily of gastropods

Helicoidea is a taxonomic superfamily of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the clade Stylommatophora.

<i>Actinella</i> Genus of gastropods

Actinella is a genus of land snails in the family Geomitridae, the hairy snails and their allies.

<i>Canariella</i> Genus of gastropods

Canariella is a genus of small air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Canariellidae, the hairy snails and their allies.

<i>Candidula</i> Genus of gastropods

Candidula is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Geomitridae, . the hairy snails and their allies.

Discula bulverii is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Geomitridae.

Geomitra is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Geomitridae, the hairy snails and their allies.

Xerotricha bierzona is a species of air-breathing land snail, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Geomitridae, the hairy snails and their allies. This species is endemic to Spain.

<i>Helicella</i> Genus of gastropods

Helicella is a genus of small to medium-sized, air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Helicellinae of the family Geomitridae, the hairy snails and their allies.

<i>Montserratina</i> Genus of gastropods

Montserratina is a genus of land snails in the family Canariellidae.

Plentuisa vendia is a species of land snail in the family Geomitridae, the hairy snails and their allies. It is endemic to Spain.

<i>Trochoidea</i> (genus) Genus of gastropods

Trochoidea is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Geomitridae. The name means "those that are shaped like a top".

<i>Xerosecta</i> Genus of gastropods

Xerosecta is a genus of small, air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Geomitridae, the hairy snails and their allies.

<i>Cernuella</i> Genus of gastropods

Cernuella is a genus of small air-breathing land snails, pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Geomitridae, the hairy snails and their allies.

Ponentina is a genus of small air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Geomitridae. the hairy snails and their allies.

<i>Xerocrassa</i> Genus of gastropods

Xerocrassa is a genus of small, air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the family Geomitridae, the hairy snails and their allies.

<i>Xerolenta</i> Genus of gastropods

Xerolenta is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the family Geomitridae, the harry snails and their allies.

Xerotricha is a genus of small air-breathing land snails, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Geomitridae.

Xerocrassa caroli is a species of air-breathing land snail, a pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Geomitridae, the hairy snails and their allies. This species is endemic to Spain, where it occurs in the Pityusic islands of Ibiza and Formentera. The species joined at least 8 subspecies.

Xerocrassa cisternasi is a species of air-breathing land snail, a pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Geomitridae, the hairy snails and their allies. This species is endemic to Spain, where it is restricted to the north-eastern part of the island of Ibiza and the surrounding islets. The species joined at least 10 subspecies

Geomitridae is a taxonomic family of small to medium-sized air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Helicoidea.

References

  1. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Canariellidae Schileyko, 1991. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=994704 on 2021-08-16
  2. 1 2 Razkin, Oihana; Gómez-Moliner, Benjamín Juán; Prieto, Carlos Enrique; Martínez-Ortí, Alberto; Arrébola, José Ramón; Muñoz, Benito; Chueca, Luis Javier; Madeira, María José (February 2015). "Molecular phylogeny of the western Palaearctic Helicoidea (Gastropoda, Stylommatophora)". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 83: 99–117. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2014.11.014. PMID   25485783.