Epirobiidae is a

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of air-breathing

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gastropod Gastropods (), commonly known as slugs and snails, belong to a large Taxonomy (biology), taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda (). This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, freshwater, and fro ...

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s in the superfamily Urocoptoidea.

Taxonomy

The American

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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.

Genera

Genera in the family Epirobiidae include: * '' Epirobia'' Strebel & Pfeffer, 1880 - the type genus of the family Epirobiidae, 13 species * '' Propilsbrya'' Bartsch, 1906 - two species * '' Pectinistemma'' Rehder, 1940 - five species * '' Gyrocion'' Pilsbry, 1904 - probable placement within Epirobiidae; the single species is '' Gyrocion mirabilis'' (Pilsbry, 1904) * '' Prionoloplax'' Pilsbry, 1953 - probable placement within Epirobiidae; the single species is '' Prionoloplax odontoplax'' (Pilsbry, 1953)

References

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