Punctidae
Punctidae, common name the "dot snails" or "pinhead snails", is a family of minute air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the informal group Sigmurethra (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005).
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| A live individual of Punctum minutissimum | |
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| Apical view of a shell of Punctum pygmaeum | |
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Order: | Stylommatophora |
| Family: | Punctidae Morse, 1864 |
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Genera
The family Punctidae has no subfamilies (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005).
The family Punctidae includes the following genera:[1]
- Allenella Iredale, 1944
- Charopinesta Iredale, 1944
- Dignamoconcha Iredale, 1944
- Goweriana Shea & Griffiths, 2010
- Paralaoma Iredale, 1913
- Pernastela Iredale, 1944
- Phrixgnathus Hutton, 1882
- Punctum Morse, 1864
- Semilaoma Iredale, 1944
- and others
References
- "Punctidae". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
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