Urocyclidae

Urocyclidae is a family of air-breathing land snails, semi-slugs and land slugs, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Helicarionoidea, (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005).

Some species within this family make and use love darts before mating.

Distribution

The Urocyclidae are distributed in the Afrotropical realm, including Madagascar, the Comores and the islands of the Gulf of Guinea.

Taxonomy

The family Urocyclidae consists of 3 subfamilies (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005), that follows classification of Urocyclinae by Van Goethem (1977):Van Goethem J. (1977). "Révision systématique des Urocyclinae (Mollusca, Pulmonata, Urocyclidae)". ''Musée Royal de l'Afrique Centrale , Annales, Sciences zoologiques'' 218: 355 pp., 4 plates.
* subfamily Rhysotininae Schileyko, 2002
* subfamily Sheldoniinae Connolly, 1925 (1912) - synonyms: Peltatinae Godwin-Austen, 1912; Trochonanininae Connolly, 1912; Trochozonitinae Iredale, 1914; Ledoulxiinae Pilsbry, 1919; Gymnarionidae Von Mol, 1970;Van Mol J. J. (1970). "Révision des Urocyclidae (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Pulmonata). Anatomie - systématique - zoogéographie". ''Annales Musée Royal de l’Afrique Centrale, Sciences Zoologiques'' 180: 1-231. Rhysotinidae Schileyko, 2002; Zonitarionini Schileyko, 2002; Acantharionini Schileyko, 2002
* subfamily Urocyclinae Simroth, 1889
** tribe Urocyclini Simroth, 1889 - synonyms: Atoxonini Schileyko, 2002; Buettneriini Schileyko, 2002
** tribe Dendrolimacini Van Goethem, 1977
** tribe Leptichnini Van Goethem, 1977
** tribe Upembellini Van Goethem, 1977

Genera

Genera within the family Urocyclidae include:
; unsorted:
* † '' Koruella'' Pickford, 2009

;Subfamily Rhysotininae Schileyko, 2002
* '' Rhysotina'' Ancey, 1887
* ''Thomeonanina'' Germain, 1909 : synonym of Rhysotina Ancey, 1887 (objective synonym)
;Subfamily Sheldoniinae
* '' Acantharion'' Binder & Tillier, 1985
* '' Africarion'' Godwin-Austen, 1883
* '' Amatarion'' Van Mol, 1970
* '' Angustivestis'' Pilsbry, 1919
* '' Aspidelus'' Morelet, 1884
* '' Aspidotomium'' Degner, 1932
* '' Belonarion'' Pilsbry, 1919
* '' Bloyetia'' Bourguignat, 1890
* '' Camerunarion'' Van Mol, 1970
* '' Carinazingis'' van Bruggen & de Winter, 1990
* '' Centrafricarion'' Van Mol, 1970
* '' Chlamydarion'' Van Mol, 1968
* ''Colparion'' Laidlaw, 1938
* '' Degneria'' Verdcourt, 1956
* '' Entagaricus'' Pilsbry, 1919
* '' Estria'' Poirier, 1887
* '' Falloonella'' Preston, 1914
* '' Fuellebornia'' Verdcourt, 1998
* '' Granularion'' Germain, 1912
* '' Gymnarion'' Pilsbry, 1919
* '' Hamya'' Bourguignat, 1885 †
* '' Kerkophorus'' Godwin-Austen, 1912
* '' Lacrimarion'' Connolly, 1939
* '' Malagarion'' Tillier, 1979
* '' Mesafricarion'' Pilsbry, 1919
* '' Microkerkus'' Godwin-Austen, 1912
* '' Montanobloyetia'' Verdcourt, 1961
* '' Morrumbalia'' Verdcourt, 1998
* '' Paragranularion'' Van Mol, 1970
* '' Percivalia'' Preston, 1914
* '' Plicatonanina'' Verdcourt, 1961
* '' Principicochlea'' D. Holyoak & G. Holyoak, 2020
* '' Principitrochoidea'' D. Holyoak & G. Holyoak, 2020
* '' Ptilototheca'' Herbert, 2016
* '' Rhopalogonium'' Degner, 1932
* '' Selatodryas'' Herbert, 2017
* '' Senegalarion'' Van Mol, 1970
* '' Sheldonia'' Ancey, 1887 - the type genus of the subfamily Sheldoniinae
* '' Sjostedtina'' Verdcourt, 1961
* '' Sylvarion'' Van Mol, 1970
* '' Thapsia'' Albers, 1860
* '' Thielarion'' Van Mol, 1970
* '' Thomithapsia'' D. Holyoak & G. Holyoak, 2020
* '' Thomitrochoidea'' D. Holyoak & G. Holyoak, 2020
* '' Tresia'' Van Goethem, 1975
* '' Trochonanina'' Mousson, 1869
* '' Trochozonites'' Pfeffer, 1883
* '' Tropidocochlion'' Verdcourt, 1998
* '' Verdcourtia'' Van Mol, 1970
* '' Verrucarion'' Van Mol, 1970
* '' Zingis'' E. von Martens, 1878
* '' Zonitarion'' Pfeffer, 1883
* '' Ledoulxia'' Bourguignat, 1885: synonym of '' Trochonanina'' Mousson, 1869
* '' Peltatus'' Godwin-Austen, 1908: synonym of '' Sheldonia'' Ancey, 1887

; Subfamily Urocyclinae
Tribe Dendrolimacini
* '' Dendrolimax'' Heynemann, 1868 - the type genus of the tribe Dendrolimacini

Tribe Leptichnini
* '' Leptichnus'' Simroth, 1896 - the type genus of the tribe Leptichnini

Tribe Upembellini
* '' Leptichnoides'' Van Goethem, 1975
* '' Upembella'' Van Goethem, 1969 - the type genus of the tribe Upembellini

tribe Urocyclini
* '' Anisotoxon'' Van Goethem, 1975
* '' Atoxon'' Simroth, 1888
* '' Atoxonoides'' Van Goethem, 1973
* '' Atrichotoxon'' Simroth, 1910
* '' Buettneria'' Simroth, 1910Simroth H. (1910). In: Voeltzkow ''Reise O.-Afr., Wiss. Ergebn.'' 2(5): 611.
* '' Bukobia'' Simroth, 1896
* '' Elisolimax'' Cockerell, 1893
* '' Emphysetes'' Verdcourt, 2003
* '' Microcyclus'' Simroth, 1896
* '' Nupnus'' Van Goethem, 1975
* '' Pembatoxon'' Van Goethem, 1975
* '' Phaneroporus'' Simroth, 1888
* '' Polytoxon'' Simroth, 1897
* '' Pseudatoxon'' Van Goethem, 1975
* '' Tanzalimax'' Rowson, Paustian & Van Goethem, 2017
* '' Trichotoxon'' Simroth, 1888
* '' Udzungwalimax'' Rowson, Paustian & Van Goethem, 2017
* '' Urocyclus'' Gray, 1864 - the type genus of the family Urocyclidae

Cladogram

The following cladogram shows the phylogenic relationship of this family to other families in the limacoid clade:Hausdorf B. (2000). "Biogeography of the Limacoidea sensu lato (Gastropoda: Stylommatophora): Vicariance Events and Long-Distance Dispersal". '' Journal of Biogeography'' 27(2): 379-390.
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