Geomitridae is a

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of small to medium-sized air-breathing land snails,

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pulmonate gastropod

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s in the superfamily

Helicoidea Helicoidea is a taxonomic superfamily of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the clade Stylommatophora. Taxonomy 2005 taxonomy There are 19 families within the superfamily Helicoidea according to the taxonom ...

.MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Geomitridae C.R. Boettger, 1909. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=994707 on 2021-02-01

Anatomy

The family is characterized by the presence of a free right ommatophoral retractor (passing outside the peni-oviducal angle) and a double stimulatory apparatus. A free right ommatophoral retractor has been linked to adaptation to

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habitats

Taxonomy

The family Geomitridae is subdivided in the following subfamilies (according to Razkin ''et al.'', 2015) *Subfamily Geomitrinae ** tribe Cochlicellini Schileyko, 1972 ** tribe Geomitrini C. Boettger, 1909 - synonym: Ochthephilinae Zilch, 1960 (n.a.) ** tribe Ponentinini Razkin ''et al.'', 2015 *Subfamily Helicellinae ** tribe Cernuellini Schileyko, 1991 ** tribe Helicellini Ihering, 1909 - synonym: Jacostidae Pilsbry, 1948 (inv.) ** tribe Helicopsini H. Nordsieck, 1987 ** tribe Plentuisini Razkin ''et al.'', 2015 ** tribe Trochoideini H. Nordsieck, 1987

Genera

Genera with the family Geomitridae include: Not belonging to a subfamily: * ''

Keraea ''Keraea'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Geomitridae Geomitridae is a Taxonomy (biology), taxonomic Family (biology), family of small to medium-sized air-breathing land sna ...

'' Gude, 1911 * '' Peridotitea'' Torres Alba, Holyoak, D. T., Holyoak, G. A., Vázquez Toro & Ripoll, 2018 *Subfamily Geomitrinae * tribe Cochlicellini ** ''

Cochlicella ''Cochlicella'' is a genus of small, narrow-shelled, air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Geomitridae, previously placed in the Helicidae, Cochlicellidae or Hygromiidae. This genus has not yet bec ...

'' Férussac, 1821 ** '' Monilearia'' Mousson, 1872 ** ''

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'' W. Hartmann, 1842 ** '' Ripkeniella'' Hutterer & E. Gittenberger, 1998 * tribe Geomitrini ** ''

Actinella ''Actinella'' is a genus of land snails in the family Geomitridae. Species Species include:''Actinella''.

'' R. T. Lowe, 1852 ** '' Callina'' R. T. Lowe, 1855 ** ''

Caseolus ''Caseolus'' is a genus of land snails in the family Geomitridae.MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Caseolus R. T. Lowe, 1852. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=996327 o ...

'' R. T. Lowe, 1852"Geomitrini"
Fauna Europaea, last update 27 January 2011, accessed 4 August 2011. ** ''

Discula ''Discula'' is a genus of small land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Geomitridae. Shell description The shell of these snails is shaped rather like a discus, or a lens, with a sharp edge around the periphery o ...

'' R. T. Lowe, 1852 ** ''

Disculella ''Disculella'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, Terrestrial animal, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Geomitridae, the hairy snails and their allies.MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Disculella Pilsbry, 1895. A ...

'' Pilsbry, 1895 ** ''

Domunculifex ''Domunculifex'' is a genus of land snails in the family Geomitridae.MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Domunculifex Brozzo, De Mattia, Harl & Neiber, 2020. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.or ...

'' Brozzo, De Mattia, Harl & Neiber, 2020 ** ''

Geomitra ''Geomitra'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Geomitridae. Species Species within the genus ''Geomitra'' include: * ''Geomitra delphinuloides'' (R.T. Lowe, 1860) * ''Geomitra gr ...

'' Swainson, 1840 ** '' Helicomela'' R. T. Lowe, 1855 ** ''Heterostoma'' W. Hartmann, 1843: synonym of '' Steenbergia'' Mandahl-Barth, 1950 (invalid: junior homonym of ''Heterostoma'' de Filippi, 1837 latyhelminthes ** ''

Hystricella ''Hystricella'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Geomitrinae of the family Geomitridae, the hairy snails and their allies. MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Hystricella R ...

'' R. T. Lowe, 1855 ** ''

Lemniscia ''Lemniscia'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Geomitridae Geomitridae is a Taxonomy (biology), taxonomic Family (biology), family of small to medium-sized air-breathing land sna ...

'' R. T. Lowe, 1855 ** '' Moreletina'' de Frias Martins, 2002 ** ''

Plebecula ''Plebecula'' is a genus of land snails in the subfamily Geomitrinae of the family Geomitridae.MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Plebecula R. T. Lowe, 1852. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.o ...

'' R. T. Lowe, 1852 ** ''

Pseudocampylaea ''Pseudocampylaea'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Geomitrinae of the family Geomitridae Geomitridae is a Taxonomy (biology), taxonomic Family (biology), family of small ...

'' L. Pfeiffer, 1877 ** ''

Serratorotula ''Serratorotula'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the family Geomitridae Geomitridae is a Taxonomy (biology), taxonomic Family (biology), family of small to medium-sized air-breathing lan ...

'' Groh & Hemmen, 1986 ** ''

Spirorbula ''Spirorbula'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Geomitrinae of the family Geomitridae, the hairy snails and their allies. MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Spirorbula R. T ...

'' R. T. Lowe, 1852 ** '' Steenbergia'' Mandahl-Barth, 1950 ** '' Testudodiscula'' Brozzo, De Mattia, Harl & Neiber, 2020 ** ''

Wollastonaria ''Wollastonaria'' is a genus of gastropod molluscs in the subfamily Geomitrinae of the family Geomitridae.MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Wollastonaria De Mattia, Neiber & Groh, 2018. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: ...

'' De Mattia, Neiber & Groh, 2018 * tribe Ponentinini ** ''

Ponentina ''Ponentina'' is a genus of small air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Geomitridae. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Ponentina P. Hesse, 1921. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Speci ...

'' P. Hesse, 1921 subfamily Helicellinae * tribe Cernuellini ** '' Alteniella'' Clerx & Gittenberger, 1977 ** ''

Cernuella ''Cernuella'' is a genus of small air-breathing land snails, pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Geomitridae, the hairy snails and their allies. MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Cernuella Schlüter, 1838. Accessed through: World ...

'' Schlüter, 1838 ** ''

Microxeromagna ''Microxeromagna'' is a genus of small, air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Helicellinae of the family Geomitridae. The genus is distributed along the Mediterranean basin, from the Italian ...

'' Ortiz de Zárate López, 1950 ** ''

Xeroplana ''Xeroplana'' is a genus of small, air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Helicellinae of the family Geomitridae Geomitridae is a taxonomic family of small to medium-sized air-breathing lan ...

'' Monterosato, 1892 ** ''

Xerosecta ''Xerosecta'' is a genus of small, air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Helicellinae of the family Geomitridae, the hairy snails and their allies. Snails in this genus create and use love dart ...

'' Monterosato, 1892 * tribe Helicellini **''

Backeljaia ''Backeljaia'' is a genus of small to medium-sized, air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Geomitridae,MolluscaBase (2019). MolluscaBase. Backeljaia Chueca, Gómez-Moliner, Madeira & Pfenninger, 2018 ...

'' Chueca ''et al''., 2018 **''

Candidula ''Candidula'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Geomitridae, . MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Candidula Kobelt, 1871. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: ...

'' Kobelt, 1871 ** ''

Helicella ''Helicella'' is a genus of small to medium-sized, air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Helicellinae of the family Geomitridae, the hairy snails and their allies. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). Mollu ...

'' Férussac, 1821 ** ''

Orexana ''Orexana'' is a genus of small, air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Geomitridae. It is distributed along west coast of Morocco and Canary Islands The Canary Islands (; es, Canarias, ), ...

'' Chueca ''et al''., 2018 ** ''

Xerogyra ''Xerogyra'' is a genus of small, air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Geomitridae. The genus is distributed in the Italian Peninsula. ''Xerogyra'' species were within the genus ''Candidula'' unt ...

'' Monterosato, 1892 ** ''

Xeroleuca ''Xeroleuca'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, a pulmonate gastropod in the subfamily Helicellinae of the family Geomitridae, the typical snails.MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Xeroleuca Kobelt, 1877. Accessed through: World Regi ...

'' Kobelt, 1877 ** ''

Xeroplexa ''Xeroplexa'' is a genus of small, air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Helicellinae of the family Geomitridae, the hairy snails and their allies. MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Xerop ...

'' Monterosato, 1892 ** ''

Xerotricha ''Xerotricha'' is a genus of small air-breathing land snails, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Helicellinae of the family Geomitridae. MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Xerotricha Monterosato, 1892. Accessed t ...

'' Monterosato, 1892 ** ''

Zarateana ''Zarateana'' is a genus of small, air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Geomitridae, the hairy snails and their allies. MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Zarateana Chueca, Gómez-Moliner, Mad ...

'' Chueca ''et al''., 2018 * tribe Helicopsini H. Nordsieck, 1987 ** ''

Helicopsis ''Helicopsis'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Helicellinae of the family Geomitridae. MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Helicopsis Fitzinger, 1833. Accessed through: W ...

'' Fitzinger, 1833 ** ''

Pseudoxerophila ''Pseudoxerophila'' is a genus of gastropods belonging to the family Geomitridae. The species of this genus are found in Mediterranean The Mediterranean Sea is a sea connected to the Atlantic Ocean, surrounded by the Mediterranean Basin an ...

'' Westerlund, 1879 ** ''

Xerolenta ''Xerolenta'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the family Geomitridae, the harry snails and their allies. MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Xerolenta Monterosato, 1892. Accessed throug ...

'' Monterosato, 1892 ** ''

Xeromunda ''Xeromunda'' is a genus of small air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Helicellinae of the family Geomitridae Geomitridae is a Taxonomy (biology), taxonomic Family (biology), family of small ...

'' Monterosato, 1892 ** ''

Xeropicta ''Xeropicta'' is a genus of small air-breathing land snails, pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Helicellinae of the family Geomitridae, the hairy snails and their allies. MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Xeropicta Monterosato ...

'' Monterosato, 1892 * tribe Plentuisini ** ''

Plentuisa ''Plentuisa vendia'' is a species of land snail in the subfamily Helicellinae of the family Geomitridae, the hairy snails and their allies. Distribution It is endemic to Spain. This snail is known only from the Picos de Europa range in nor ...

'' Puente & Prieto, 1992 * tribe Trochoideini ** '' Trochoidea'' T. Brown, 1827 ** ''

Xerocrassa ''Xerocrassa'' is a genus of small, air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the family Geomitridae. MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Xerocrassa Monterosato, 1892. Accessed through: World Register of Marine S ...

'' Monterosato, 1892

References

* Bouchet P., Rocroi J.P., Hausdorf B., Kaim A., Kano Y., Nützel A., Parkhaev P., Schrödl M. & Strong E.E. (2017). Revised classification, nomenclator and typification of gastropod and monoplacophoran families. Malacologia. 61(1-2): 1-526

External links

* https://liferecovernatura.madeira.gov.pt
Razkin, O., Gómez-Moliner, B. J., Prieto, C. E., Martínez-Ortí, A., Arrébola, J. R., Muñoz, B., Chueca, L. J. & Madeira, M. J. (2015). Molecular phylogeny of the western Palaearctic Helicoidea (Gastropoda, Stylommatophora). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 83: 99-117
Helicoidea {{Geomitridae-stub