Punctidae

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Punctidae
Punctum minutissimum.png
A live individual of Punctum minutissimum
Punctum pygmaeum shell.jpg
Apical view of a shell of Punctum pygmaeum
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Punctidae
Morse, 1864
Genera

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Synonyms [1]
  • Laomidae
  • Paralaomidae
  • Patulastridae

Punctidae, common name the "dot snails" or "pinhead snails", is a family of minute air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the informal group Sigmurethra (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005).

Genera

The family Punctidae includes the following genera: [1]

Synonyms

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References

  1. 1 2 "Punctidae". Global Biodiversity Information Facility . Retrieved 7 August 2021.