Pyramidulidae is a family of small air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Pupilloidea.[1]
| Pyramidulidae | |
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| Five shells of Pyramidula rupestris | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Stylommatophora |
| Suborder: | Helicina |
| Infraorder: | Pupilloidei |
| Superfamily: | Pupilloidea |
| Family: | Pyramidulidae Kennard & B. B. Woodward, 1914 |
Anatomy
editIn this family, the number of haploid chromosomes lies between 26 and 30 (according to the values in this table).[2]
Genera
editGenera within the family Pyramidulidae include:
- Pyramidula Fitzinger, 1833 - the type genus
- Synonyms
- Cratere Porro, 1838: synonym of Pyramidula Fitzinger, 1833
- Pyramidulops Habe, 1956: synonym of Pyramidula Fitzinger, 1833
References
edit- ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Pyramidulidae Kennard & B. B. Woodward, 1914. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=842725 on 2022-03-15
- ^ Barker G. M.: Gastropods on Land: Phylogeny, Diversity and Adaptive Morphology. in Barker G. M. (ed.): The biology of terrestrial molluscs. CABI Publishing, Oxon, UK, 2001, ISBN 0-85199-318-4. 1-146, cited pages: 139 and 142.
External links
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