The family Pomatiidae is a

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family of small

operculate An operculum (; ) is a corneous or calcareous anatomical structure like a trapdoor that exists in many (but not all) groups of sea snails and freshwater snails, and also in a few groups of land snails, including the Helicinidae, Cyclophoridae, A ...

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s that can be found over the warmer parts of the

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. In the older literature, this family is designated as Pomatiasidae. This family is a lineage closely related to the

Littorinidae The Littorinidae are a taxonomic family of over 200 species of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Littorinimorpha, commonly known as periwinkles and found worldwide. Names In English-speaking countries, gastropod molluscs from ...

(periwinkles) common in

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al habitat. They have adapted to terrestrial life and are thus sometimes called "land winkles". They are defined by a chalky operculum at the rear end of the body, the shape of their thick shell and their mouth and a characteristic spiral sculpture. The sexes are separate and can sometimes be recognised because the female shell is slightly larger than the male shell.

Taxonomy

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According to the

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, the family Pomatiidae consisted of two subfamilies: *subfamily Pomatiinae Newton, 1891 (1828) - synonyms: Cyclostomatidae Menke, 1828; Cyclotopsinae Kobelt & Möllendorff, 1898; Ericiidae Wenz, 1915 *subfamily Annulariinae

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& Bartsch, 1941, 1920: this subfamily has been raised to the rank of family

Annulariidae The family Annulariidae is a Taxonomy (biology), taxonomic family of small Operculum (gastropod), operculate land snails in the superfamily Littorinoidea.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Annulariidae Henderson & Bartsch, 1920. Accessed thr ...

Genera

Genera within the family Pomatiidae include: * † '' Anapomatias'' Hrubesch, 1965 * † '' Bauxia'' Caziot, 1891 * † '' Bembridgia'' P. Fischer, 1885 * ''

Bermudezia ''Bermudezia'' is a genus of land snails with an operculum, terrestrial gastropod mollusks in the family Pomatiidae The family Pomatiidae is a taxonomic family of small operculate land snails, terrestrial gastropod mollusks that can be foun ...

'' Torre & Bartsch, 1941 * ''

Chondrothyrella ''Chondrothyrella'' is a genus of land snails with an operculum, terrestrial gastropod mollusks in the family Pomatiidae The family Pomatiidae is a taxonomic family of small operculate land snails, terrestrial gastropod mollusks that can ...

'' Torre and Bartsch, 1938 * '' Cinnabarica'' Neubert, 2009 * '' Clatripoma'' Neubert, 2009 * '' Cyclostoma''

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, 1899 * ''

Cyclotopsis ''Cyclotopsis'' is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Family (from ) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marriage or ot ...

'' Blanford, 1864 * '' Dioscopoma'' Neubert, 2009 * † ''Dissostoma'' Cossmann, 1888 * '' Ericia'' Partiot, 1848: synonym of ''

Pomatias ''Pomatias'' is a genus of small operculate land snails, terrestrial gastropod mollusks in the family Pomatiidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Pomatias S. Studer, 1789. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://mar ...

'' S. Studer, 1789 * ''

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'' Bourguignat, 1882: synonym of ''

Socotora ''Socotora'' is a genus of small Operculum (gastropod), operculate land snails, terrestrial molluscs, terrestrial gastropod mollusks in the family Pomatiidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Socotora Pallary, 1925. Accessed through: World ...

'' Pallary, 1925 * '' Guillainia'' Crosse, 1884 * '' Leonia''

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, 1850 * '' Lithidion''

, 1850 * † '' Omanitopsis'' Harzhauser & Neubauer, 2016 * † '' Palaeocyclotus'' P. Fischer, 1885 * '' Platypoma'' Neubert, 2009 * ''

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, 1789 - type genus of the family Pomatiidae * † '' Procyclotopsis'' Wenz, 1924 * ''

Rochebrunia ''Rochebrunia'' is a genus of small operculate land snails, terrestrial gastropod mollusks in the family Pomatiidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Rochebrunia Bourguignat, 1881. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http ...

'' Bourguignat, 1881 * ''

'' Pallary, 1925 * ''

Tropidophora ''Tropidophora'' is a genus of land snails with an operculum (gastropod), operculum, terrestrial animal, terrestrial gastropod mollusks in the family Pomatiidae.Rowson B., Warren B. H. & Ngereza C. F. (2010). "Terrestrial molluscs of Pemba Island ...

'' Troschel, 1847 * '' Tudorella''

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, 1885"Genus summary for ''Tudorella''"

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