Geomitridae is a taxonomic family of small to medium-sized air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Helicoidea.[1][2]
| Geomitridae | |
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| Cernuella virgata | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Stylommatophora |
| Superfamily: | Helicoidea |
| Family: | Geomitridae Boettger, 1909 |
| Type genus | |
| Geomitra Swainson, 1840
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| Genera | |
Anatomy
editThe family is characterized by the presence of a free right ommatophoral retractor (passing outside the peni-oviducal angle) and a double stimulatory apparatus.[1] A free right ommatophoral retractor has been linked to adaptation to xeric habitats.[3]
Taxonomy
editThe family Geomitridae is subdivided in the following subfamilies (according to Razkin et al., 2015[1])
- Subfamily Geomitrinae
- tribe Cochlicellini Schileyko, 1972
- tribe Geomitrini C. Boettger, 1909 - synonym: Ochthephilinae Zilch, 1960 (n.a.)
- tribe Ponentinini Razkin et al., 2015
- Subfamily Helicellinae
- tribe Cernuellini Schileyko, 1991
- tribe Helicellini Ihering, 1909 - synonym: Jacostidae Pilsbry, 1948 (inv.)
- tribe Helicopsini H. Nordsieck, 1987
- tribe Plentuisini Razkin et al., 2015
- tribe Trochoideini H. Nordsieck, 1987
Genera
editGenera with the family Geomitridae include:[1][4]
Not belonging to a subfamily:
- Keraea Gude, 1911
- Peridotitea Torres Alba, Holyoak, D. T., Holyoak, G. A., Vázquez Toro & Ripoll, 2018
- Subfamily Geomitrinae
- tribe Cochlicellini
- Cochlicella Férussac, 1821
- Monilearia Mousson, 1872
- Obelus W. Hartmann, 1842
- Ripkeniella Hutterer & E. Gittenberger, 1998
- tribe Geomitrini
- Actinella R. T. Lowe, 1852[5]
- Callina R. T. Lowe, 1855
- Caseolus R. T. Lowe, 1852[5]
- Discula R. T. Lowe, 1852[5]
- Disculella Pilsbry, 1895[5]
- Domunculifex Brozzo, De Mattia, Harl & Neiber, 2020
- Geomitra Swainson, 1840[5]
- Helicomela R. T. Lowe, 1855
- Heterostoma W. Hartmann, 1843:[5] synonym of Steenbergia Mandahl-Barth, 1950 (invalid: junior homonym of Heterostoma de Filippi, 1837 [Platyhelminthes])
- Hystricella R. T. Lowe, 1855[5]
- Lemniscia R. T. Lowe, 1855[5]
- Moreletina de Frias Martins, 2002[5]
- Plebecula R. T. Lowe, 1852
- Pseudocampylaea L. Pfeiffer, 1877[5]
- Serratorotula Groh & Hemmen, 1986[5]
- Spirorbula R. T. Lowe, 1852[5]
- Steenbergia Mandahl-Barth, 1950
- Testudodiscula Brozzo, De Mattia, Harl & Neiber, 2020
- Wollastonaria De Mattia, Neiber & Groh, 2018
- tribe Ponentinini
- Ponentina P. Hesse, 1921
subfamily Helicellinae
- tribe Cernuellini
- Alteniella Clerx & Gittenberger, 1977
- Cernuella Schlüter, 1838
- Microxeromagna Ortiz de Zárate López, 1950
- Xeroplana Monterosato, 1892
- Xerosecta Monterosato, 1892
- tribe Helicellini
- Backeljaia Chueca et al., 2018
- Candidula Kobelt, 1871
- Helicella Férussac, 1821
- Orexana Chueca et al., 2018
- Xerogyra Monterosato, 1892
- Xeroleuca Kobelt, 1877
- Xeroplexa Monterosato, 1892
- Xerotricha Monterosato, 1892
- Zarateana Chueca et al., 2018
- tribe Helicopsini H. Nordsieck, 1987
- Helicopsis Fitzinger, 1833
- Pseudoxerophila Westerlund, 1879
- Xerolenta Monterosato, 1892
- Xeromunda Monterosato, 1892
- Xeropicta Monterosato, 1892
- tribe Plentuisini
- Plentuisa Puente & Prieto, 1992
- tribe Trochoideini
- Trochoidea T. Brown, 1827
- Xerocrassa Monterosato, 1892
References
edit- ^ a b c d 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.
- ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Geomitridae C. R. Boettger, 1909". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
- ^ Giusti, F; Manganelli, G (1987). "Notulae malacologicae, XXXVI. On some Hygromiidae (Gastropoda: Helicoidea) living in Sardinia and in Corsica.(Studies on the Sardinian and Corsican malacofauna VI)". Bollettino Malacologico. 23: 123–206.
- ^ Chueca, Luis J.; Gómez-Moliner, Benjamín J.; Madeira, María José; Pfenninger, Markus (January 2018). "Molecular phylogeny of Candidula (Geomitridae) land snails inferred from mitochondrial and nuclear markers reveals the polyphyly of the genus". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 118: 357–368. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2017.10.022. ISSN 1055-7903. PMID 29107619.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Geomitrini". Fauna Europaea, last update 27 January 2011, accessed 4 August 2011.
- Bouchet P., Rocroi J.P., Hausdorf B., Kaim A., Kano Y., Nützel A., Parkhaev P., Schrödl M. & Strong E.E. (2017). Revised classification, nomenclator and typification of gastropod and monoplacophoran families. Malacologia. 61(1-2): 1-526
External links
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- Razkin, O., Gómez-Moliner, B. J., Prieto, C. E., Martínez-Ortí, A., Arrébola, J. R., Muñoz, B., Chueca, L. J. & Madeira, M. J. (2015). Molecular phylogeny of the western Palaearctic Helicoidea (Gastropoda, Stylommatophora). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 83: 99-117