Sphincterochilidae

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Sphincterochilidae
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Sphincterochila candidissima, near Tortosa
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Stylommatophora
Suborder: Helicina
Infraorder: Helicoidei
Superfamily: Helicoidea
Family: Sphincterochilidae
Zilch, 1960 (1910) [1]

Sphincterochilidae is a taxonomic family of medium-sized air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Helicoidea (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005). [2]

Contents

In the fossil record, Sphincterochilidae are known from the upper Eocene to the Holocene. [3]

Distribution

The distribution of Sphincterochilidae includes the western-Palearctic zone. [4]

Taxonomy

The following two subfamilies have been recognized in the taxonomy of Bouchet & Rocroi (2005): [2]

Genera

Genera within the family Sphincterochilidae include:

Sphincterochilinae

† Pseudoleptaxinae

Ecology

Sphincterochilidae land snails are xerothermophilous, i.e. they are well adapted to hot, arid places. [3]

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Stylommatophora is an order of air-breathing land snails and slugs, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs. This taxon includes most land snails and slugs. Stylommatophorans lack an operculum, but some close their shell apertures with temporary "operculum" (epiphragm) made of calcified mucus. They have two pairs of retractile tentacles, the upper pair of which bears eyes on the tentacle tips. All stylommatophorans are hermaphrodites.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Helicoidea</span> Superfamily of gastropods

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

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Gastrodontoidea</span> Superfamily of gastropods

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Clausiliidae</span> Family of gastropods

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Hygromiidae</span> Family of gastropods

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

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Streptaxidae</span> Family of gastropods

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<i>Boettgerilla</i> Genus of gastropods

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Xanthonychidae</span> Family of gastropods

Xanthonychidae is a family of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Helicoidea.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Trissexodontidae</span> Family of gastropods

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Pleurodontidae</span> Family of gastropods

Pleurodontidae is a family of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Helicoidea.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Epiphragmophorinae</span> Family of gastropods

Epiphragmophorinae is a subfamily of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Xanthonychidae. This family has no subfamilies.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Elonidae</span> Family of gastropods

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cepolidae (gastropod)</span> Family of gastropods

Cepolidae is a family of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Helicoidea.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Oleacinidae</span> Family of gastropods

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Orthurethra</span> Clade of gastropods

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

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Limacoidei</span> Group of molluscs

The Limacoidei is a taxonomic infraorder of air-breathing land snails, semislugs and slugs, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the suborder Helicina

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Rhytidoidea</span> Superfamily of gastropods

The Rhytidoidea are a superfamily of air-breathing land snails and slugs, terrestrial gastropod mollusks in the suborder Helicina.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Orthalicoidea</span> Superfamily of gastropods

The Orthalicoidea are a superfamily of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial gastropod mollusks in the infraorder Orthalicoidei of the suborder Helicina

Paul Maurice Pallary was a French-Algerian malacologist.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Geomitridae</span> Family of gastropods

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References

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