Punctoidea

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Punctoidea
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A live individual of Discus rotundatus in the family Discidae
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Stylommatophora
Suborder: Helicina
Superfamily: Punctoidea
Morse, 1864
Families

According to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda (Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005):

Punctidae
Charopidae
Cystopeltidae
Discidae
Endodontidae
Helicodiscidae
Oreohelicidae

Punctoidea is a superfamily of air-breathing land snails and slugs, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the informal group Sigmurethra.

Taxonomy

The superfamily Punctoidea is classified within the clade Stylommatophora within the clade Eupulmonata. As of 2017, it contains the following families: [1]

Related Research Articles

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Pulmonata</span> Informal group of gastropods

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Stylommatophora</span> Order of gastropods

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">Arionidae</span> Family of gastropods

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

Helicodiscidae is a family of small air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Punctoidea.

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

Charopidae is a taxonomic family of small air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Punctoidea.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Helicarionidae</span> Family of land snails

Helicarionidae is a family of air-breathing land snails or semi-slugs, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Helicarionoidea.

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

Discidae is a taxonomic family of small air-breathing land snails, terrestrial gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Punctoidea.

Amastridae is a taxonomic family of small, air-breathing, land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Pupilloidea.

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

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

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

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

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