Gastrodontidae

Gastrodontidae Temporal range: Oligocene–Recent PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ?Upper Paleocene, Upper Oligocene-Recent [1]
Two shells of Zonitoides nitidus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Order:	Stylommatophora
Suborder:	Helicina
Infraorder:	Limacoidei
Superfamily:	Gastrodontoidea
Family:	Gastrodontidae Tryon, 1866 [2]
Type genus
Gastrodonta Tryon, 1866
Genera
See text
Synonyms [3]
Gastrodontinae Tryon, 1866 superseded rank Godwiniinae C. M. Cooke, 1921

Gastrodontidae is a family of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Gastrodontoidea (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005). ^[3]

This family has no subfamilies (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005).

Distribution

The distribution of the Gastrodontidae includes the Nearctic, western-Palearctic, eastern-Palearctic, Neotropical and Hawaii. ^[4] There are some representatives in Bermuda and Madeira.

Anatomy

Some snail species in this family use love darts made of cartilage.

In this family, the number of haploid chromosomes lies between 26 and 30 (according to the values in this table). ^[5]

Genera

Genera within the family include:

• Aegopinella Lindholm, 1927
• † Archaegopis Wenz in K. Fischer & Wenz, 1914
• Atlantica Ancey, 1887
• Gastrodonta Albers, 1850
• Glyphyalinia E. von Martens, 1892
• Godwinia Sykes, 1900
• Janulus Lowe, 1852 ^[6]
  • Janulus bifrons (R. T. Lowe, 1831) ^[6]
  • Janulus pompylius (Shuttleworth, 1852) ^[6]
  • Janulus stephanophorus (Deshayes, 1850) ^[6]
• Mesomphix Rafinesque, 1819
• Nesovitrea C. M. Cooke, 1921
• Patulopsis Strebel & Pfeffer, 1879
• Perpolita H. B. Baker, 1928
• Poecilozonites O. Boettger, 1884 - Bermuda land snail
• Pseudohyalina Morse, 1864
• Retinella P. Fischer, 1877
• Striatura E. S. Morse, 1864 ^[6]
  • Striatura milium (Whittemore, 1859) ^[6]
• Striaturops Baker, 1928
• Ventridens W. G. Binney & Bland, 1869
• † Vermetujanulus Walther & Groh, 2020
• Vermetum Wollaston, 1878
• Vitrinizonites W.G. Binney, 1879
• Zonitoides Lehmann, 1862 ^{[6] [7]}

Synonyms

• AegopinaKobelt, 1879: synonym of RetinellaP. Fischer, 1877
• AlienitorIredale, 1937: synonym of ZonitoidesLehmann, 1862 (junior synonym)
• BermudiaAncey, 1887: synonym of PoecilozonitesO. Boettger, 1884
• EdusaAlbers, 1860: synonym of Mesomphix (Moreletia)Gray, 1855 represented as MesomphixRafinesque, 1819
• GlyphognomonH. B. Baker, 1930: synonym of GlyphyaliniaE. von Martens, 1892
• GlyphyaloidesH. B. Baker, 1930: synonym of GlyphyalusH. B. Baker, 1928
• JunoMazyck, 1889: synonym of PoecilozonitesO. Boettger, 1884
• NamoitenaIredale, 1933: synonym of Mesomphix (Omphalina)Rafinesque, 1831 represented as Mesomphix Rafinesque, 1819
• OmphalinaRafinesque, 1831: synonym of Mesomphix (Omphalina) Rafinesque, 1831 represented as MesomphixRafinesque, 1819 (original rank)
• PolitenellaBalashov, 2016: synonym of AegopinellaLindholm, 1927
• Pseudohyalinia [sic]: synonym of PseudohyalinaE. S. Morse, 1864 (misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
• ZonitellusH. B. Baker, 1928: synonym of ZonitoidesLehmann, 1862

Cladogram

A cladogram showing phylogenic relations of families in the limacoid clade: ^[4]

limacoid clade	Staffordioidea Staffordiidae Dyakioidea Dyakiidae Gastrodontoidea Pristilomatidae Chronidae Euconulidae Trochomorphidae Gastrodontidae Oxychilidae Parmacelloidea Trigonochlamydidae Parmacellidae Milacidae Zonitoidea Zonitidae Helicarionoidea Helicarionidae Ariophantidae Urocyclidae Limacoidea Vitrinidae Boettgerillidae Limacidae Agriolimacidae

References

1. "Family summary for Gastrodontidae". AnimalBase, accessed 3 September 2010.
2. Tryon G. W. (1 July) 1866. Monograph of the terrestrial Mollusca of the United States. American Journal of Conchology, 2(3): 218-277, plates 1-4. Page 242 and page 254.
3. MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Gastrodontidae Tryon, 1866. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=821641 on 2020-05-08
4. Hausdorf B. (2000). "Biogeography of the Limacoidea sensu lato (Gastropoda: Stylommatophora): Vicariance Events and Long-Distance Dispersal". Journal of Biogeography 27(2): 379-390. doi : 10.1046/j.1365-2699.2000.00403.x, JSTOR.
5. Barker G. M.: Gastropods on Land: Phylogeny, Diversity and Adaptive Morphology. in Barker G. M. (ed.): The biology of terrestrial molluscs . CABI Publishing, Oxon, UK, 2001, ISBN   0-85199-318-4. 1-146, cited pages: 139 and 142.
6. "Gastrodontidae". Fauna Europaea, accessed 4 September 2010.
7. "Genera in family Gastrodontidae" [n=2]. AnimalBase, accessed 3 September 2010.

External links

• Tryon, G. W. (1866). Monograph of the terrestrial Mollusca of the United States. American Journal of Conchology. 2(3): 218-279, pls 1-4 [-(1 July); 2(4): 306-327, pls 5-6
• Schileyko A. A. (2003). "Treatise on recent terrestrial pulmonate mollusks. 10. Ariophantidae, Ostracolethaidae, Ryssotidae, Milacidae, Dyakiidae, Staffordiidae, Gastrodontidae, Zonitidae, Daudebardiidae, Parmacellidae". Ruthenica, Supplement 2. 1309-1466 ^[usurped]

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