Punctidae, common name the "dot snails" or "pinhead snails", is a family of small 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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Punctidae, common name the "dot snails" or "pinhead snails", is a family of small 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).
== Genera == The family Punctidae includes the following genera: Subfamily Laominae Suter, 1913 Allenella Iredale, 1944 Charopinesta Iredale, 1944 Christianoconcha Iredale, 1945 Dignamoconcha Iredale, 1944 Goweriana Shea & Griffiths, 2010 Gratilaoma Iredale, 1939 Iotula Iredale, 1941 Kaputaresta J. Stanisic, 2010 Kokikora Climo & Goulstone, 1995 Kokopapa Climo & Mahlfeld, 2012 Laoma Gray, 1850 Laomarex A. W. B. Powell, 1948 Laomavix Iredale, 1933 Laomopa Iredale, 1945 Magilaoma Iredale, 1937 Miselaoma Iredale, 1933 Obanella Dell, 1952 Paralaoma Iredale, 1913 Pasmaditta Kershaw & B. J. Smith, 1986 Pedicamista Kershaw & B. J. Smith, 1986 Pernastela Iredale, 1944 Phrixgnathus Hutton, 1882 Pichikadi Vargas-Almonacid & Stuardo, 2007 Pseudiotula J. Stanisic, 2010 Semilaoma Iredale, 1944 Servanda Houston, 2008 Taguahelix A. W. B. Powell, 1955 Tescilaoma J. Stanisic, 2018 Trocholaoma Iredale, 1937 Turbolaoma Iredale, 1937 Westralaoma Iredale, 1939 Subfamily Punctinae E. S. Morse, 1864 Punctum Morse, 1864 Genus †Atactolaoma B. A. Marshall & Worthy, 2017 Synonyms: Allentula Iredale, 1958: synonym of Allenella Iredale, 1944 (unnecessary substitute name for Alenella Iredale, 1944) Paraloma Iredale, 1913: synonym of Paralaoma Iredale, 1913 (incorrect subsequent spelling) Pleuropunctum Germain, 1928: synonym of Paralaoma Iredale, 1913 Toltecia Pilsbry, 1926: synonym of Paralaoma Iredale, 1913
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