Geomitridae
Sign in to saveGeomitridae is a taxonomic family of small to medium-sized air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Helicoidea.
Species
FAMILY
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumMollusca
- ClassGastropoda
- OrderStylommatophora
- FamilyGeomitridae
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 8
- Family
- Geomitridae
- Collections
- DMNH, AM, SAMA, NMV
- Recorded in
- Republic Of Azerbaijan, Spain, Australia, United Kingdom
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Encyclopedic overview
3 sectionsContents
- Anatomy
- Taxonomy
- References
Geomitridae is a taxonomic family of small to medium-sized air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Helicoidea.
==Anatomy== The family is characterized by the presence of a free right ommatophoral retractor (passing outside the peni-oviducal angle) and a double stimulatory apparatus. A free right ommatophoral retractor has been linked to adaptation to xeric habitats. thumb|Helicella macedonica
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