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* ''[[Achatinella]]'' <small>Swainson, 1828</small> |
* ''[[Achatinella]]'' <small>Swainson, 1828</small> |
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* ''[[Auriculella]]'' |
* ''[[Auriculella]]'' |
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* ''[[Tornatellides]]'' <small>Pilsbry, 1910</small> |
* ''[[Tornatellides]]'' <small>[[Henry Augustus Pilsbry|Pilsbry]], 1910</small> |
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* ''[[Tornatellinops]]'' <small>Pilsbry, 1915</small> |
* ''[[Tornatellinops]]'' <small>[[Henry Augustus Pilsbry|Pilsbry]], 1915</small> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Revision as of 03:35, 19 February 2009
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| an unidentified species of Auriculella | |
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| Order: | clade Stylommatophora
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| (unranked): | subclade Orthurethra
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| Family: | Achatinellidae
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Achatinellidae is a family of tropical air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the order Stylommatophora.
Taxonomy
This is the only family in the superfamily Achatinelloidea (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005).
Anatomy
In this family, the number of haploid chromosomes varies from 16 to 25 (according to the values in this table).[1]
Distribution
This family is widely distributed in the Pacific islands. They are at their most diverse in the Hawaiian group.[2]
Genera
Genera in the family Achatinellidae include[3][citation needed]:
- Achatinella Swainson, 1828
- Auriculella
- Tornatellides Pilsbry, 1910
- Tornatellinops Pilsbry, 1915
References
- ^ Barker G. M.: Gastropods on Land: Phylogeny, Diversity and Adaptive Morphology. in Barker G. M. (ed.): The biology of terrestrial molluscs. CABI Publishing, Oxon, UK, 2001, ISBN 0-85199-318-4. 1-146, cited pages: 139 and 142.
- ^ Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1
- ^ "Achatinellidae". Integrated Taxonomic Information System., Acessed 27 November 2008.
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