Epirobiidae is a family of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Urocoptoidea.[1]
| Epirobiidae | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Stylommatophora |
| Superfamily: | Urocoptoidea |
| Family: | Epirobiidae Thompson, 2012[1] |
| Diversity[1] | |
| 22 species | |
Taxonomy
editThe American malacologist Fred G. Thompson established the family Epirobiidae in 2012 for five genera of snails (Epirobia, Propilsbrya, Pectinistemma, Gyrocion, Prionoloplax), which were previously placed within the family Urocoptidae.[1]
Genera
editGenera in the family Epirobiidae include:
- Epirobia Strebel & Pfeffer, 1880 - the type genus of the family Epirobiidae, 13 species[1]
- Propilsbrya Bartsch, 1906 - two species[1]
- Pectinistemma Rehder, 1940 - five species[1]
- Gyrocion Pilsbry, 1904 - probable placement within Epirobiidae; the single species is Gyrocion mirabilis (Pilsbry, 1904)[1]
- Prionoloplax Pilsbry, 1953 - probable placement within Epirobiidae; the single species is Prionoloplax odontoplax (Pilsbry, 1953)[1]