Amastridae

Amastridae is a taxonomic family of small, air-breathing, land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Pupilloidea.[1]

Amastridae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Stylommatophora
Suborder: Helicina
Infraorder: Pupilloidei
Superfamily: Pupilloidea
Family: Amastridae
Pilsbry, 1910

Distribution

This family is endemic to the Hawaiian Islands.

Genera

Subfamily Amastrinae Pilsbry, 1910
Subfamily Leptachatininae Cockerell, 1913
Genera brought into synonymy
  • Carinella L. Pfeiffer, 1875: synonym of Amastra (Kauaia) Sykes, 1900 represented as Amastra H. Adams & A. Adams, 1855
  • Helicamastra Pilsbry & Vanatta, 1905: synonym of Tropidoptera Ancey, 1889
  • Pterodiscus Pilsbry, 1893: synonym of Tropidoptera Ancey, 1889

References

  1. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Amastridae Pilsbry, 1910. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=994718 on 2021-02-21
  • Bank, R. A. (2017). Classification of the Recent terrestrial Gastropoda of the World. Last update: July 16, 2017


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