Biology:Pyramidulidae

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Short description: Family of gastropods

Pyramidulidae
Pyramidula rupestris shell.jpg
Five shells of Pyramidula rupestris
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Stylommatophora
Suborder: Helicina
Infraorder: Pupilloidei
Superfamily: Pupilloidea
Family: Pyramidulidae
Kennard & B. B. Woodward, 1914

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

Anatomy

In this family, the number of haploid chromosomes lies between 26 and 30 (according to the values in this table).[2]

Genera

Genera within the family Pyramidulidae include:

Synonyms
  • Cratere Porro, 1838: synonym of Pyramidula Fitzinger, 1833
  • Pyramidulops Habe, 1956: synonym of Pyramidula Fitzinger, 1833

References

  1. MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Pyramidulidae Kennard & B. B. Woodward, 1914. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=842725 on 2022-03-15
  2. 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.

External links


Wikidata ☰ Q1273685 entry