Lithoglyphidae is a

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of small freshwater snails with

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and an operculum, aquatic gastropod

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s. This family is in the superfamily

Truncatelloidea Truncatelloidea is a superfamily of snails, gastropod mollusks in the clade Caenogastropoda.Bouchet, P. (2013). ''Truncatelloidea''. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=7 ...

and in the clade

Littorinimorpha Littorinimorpha is a large order of snails, gastropods, consisting primarily of sea snails (marine species), but also including some freshwater snails ( aquatic species) and land snails ( terrestrial species).Bouchet P. & Rocroi J.-P. (Ed.); Frý ...

(according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005).

Taxonomy

Taylor (1966), Ponder & Warén (1988) and Kabat & Hershler (1993)Kabat A. R. & Hershler R. (1993). "The prosobranch snail family Hydrobiidae (Gastropoda: Rissooidea): review of classification and supraspecific taxa". ''

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considered this taxon as a subfamily Lithoglyphinae within

Hydrobiidae Hydrobiidae, commonly known as mud snails, is a large cosmopolitan family of very small freshwater and brackish water snails with an operculum; they are in the order Littorinimorpha. Distribution Hydrobiidae are found in much of the world, ...

. Radoman (1983) considered Lithoglyphidae as a separate family. Bernasconi (1992) considered this taxon as a tribe Lithoglyphini in the Hydrobiinae within Hydrobiidae.

2005 taxonomy

The family Lithoglyphidae consists of 2 subfamilies according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005. It follows Wilke et al. (2001), Hausdorf et al. (2003) and includes Lepyriidae according to Thompson (1984).Thompson F. G. (1984). "North American freshwater snail genera of the hydrobiid subfamily Lithoglyphinae". ''

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141. * subfamily Lithoglyphinae Tryon, 1866 - synonyms: Fluminicolinae Clessin, 1880; Lepyriidae Pilsbry & Olsson, 1951 * subfamily Benedictiinae Clessin, 1880 Clessin S. (1880). "Studien über die Familie der Paludinen". ''

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Genera

*Subfamily Benedictiinae **'' Benedictia'' W. Dybowski, 1875 ***''Benedictia (Baicalocochlea)'' Lindholm, 1927 ***''Benedictia (Benedictia)'' W. Dybowski, 1875 **'' Kobeltocochlea'' Lindholm, 1909 **'' Pseudobenedictia'' Sitnikova, 1987 **'' Yaroslawiella'' Sitnikova, 2001Ситникова Т. Я. itnikova T. Ya.(2001). "Новый род и вид байкальского эндемичного моллюска ''Yaroslawiella eximia'' (Caenogastropoda, Hydrobioidea)". A new genus and species of Baikalian endemic mollusc ''Yaroslawiella eximia'' (Caenogastropoda, Hydrobioidea)" '' Zoologicheskii Zhurnal'', 80(4), 499–502. *Subfamily Lithoglyphinae **'' Antrorbis'' Hershler & Thompson, 1990Hershler, R. & Thompson, F. (1990). ''Antrorbis breweri'', a new genus and species of hydrobiid cavesnail (Gastropoda) from Coosa River Basin, northeastern Alabama. ''Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington'', 103(1), 197–204. **'' Clappia'' Walker, 1909 **'' Dabriana'' Radoman, 1974 **'' Fluminicola'' Stimpson, 1865, synonymised with: ***''Fluminicola (Gillia)'' Stimpson, 1865 ***''Heathilla'' Hannibal, 1912 **'' Gillia'' Stimpson, 1865 **'' Holsingeria'' Hershler, 1989 **'' Lepyrium'' Dall, 1896 **'' Lithoglyphus'' C. Pfeiffer, 1828 **'' Phreatodrobia'' Hershler & Longley, 1986 **'' Pristinicola'' Hershler, Frest, Johannes, Bowler & F. G. Thompson, 1994 **'' Pterides'' Pilsbry, 1909 **''

Somatogyrus ''Somatogyrus'' is a genus of very small freshwater and brackish water snails that have an operculum, aquatic gastropod micromolluscs in the family Lithoglyphidae. Species Species within the genus ''Somatogyrus'' include: * Reverse pebblesnai ...

'' Gill, 1863 **'' Taylorconcha'' Hershler, Frest, Johannes, Bowler & F. G. Thompson, 1994

References

External links

* {{Taxonbar, from=Q6648010 Gastropod families