Scolodontidae
Sign in to saveScolodontidae is a taxonomic family of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Scolodontoidea and suborder Scolodontina.
Species
FAMILY
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumMollusca
- ClassGastropoda
- OrderStylommatophora
- FamilyScolodontidae
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- 182
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- Scolodontidae
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- CAS, FMNH, MNHN
- Recorded in
- Colombia, United States, Guyane Francaise
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Scolodontidae is a taxonomic family of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Scolodontoidea and suborder Scolodontina.
==Taxonomy== The following genera are recognised in the family Scolodontidae: Polygyratia Gray, 1847 Ridleyconcha Christensen, 2020 Scolodontinae Drepanostomella Bourguignat, 1889 Happia Bourguignat, 1889 - synonym: Ammonoceras L. Pfeiffer, 1855 Hirtudiscus Hylton Scott, 1973 Scolodonta Doering, 1875 - type genus of the family Scolodontidae - synonym: Wayampia Tillier, 1980 Systrophia L. Pfeiffer, 1855 Zilchistrophia Weyrauch, 1960 Tamayoinae Guestieria Crosse H., 1872 Happiella H. B. Baker, 1925 - synonym: Occultator Pilsbry, 1926 Microhappia Thiele, 1927 Miradiscops Baker, 1925 Tamayoa H. B. Baker, 1925 - type genus of the subfamily Tamayoinae Genera brought into synonymy: Ammonoceras L. Pfeiffer, 1855: synonym of Happia Bourguignat, 1890 (non Lamarck, 1822) Entodina Ancey, 1887: synonym of Systrophia (Entodina) Ancey, 1887 represented as Systrophia L. Pfeiffer, 1855 (original rank) Occultator Pilsbry, 1926: synonym of Happiella H. B. Baker, 1925 Ophiogyra Albers, 1850: synonym of Polygyratia Gray, 1847 (objective junior synonym) Ridleya Ancey, 1901: synonym of Ridleyconcha Christensen, 2020 (invalid: junior homonym of Ridleya Delage & Hérouard, 1899 [Porifera]; Ridleyconcha is a replacement name) Wayampia Tillier, 1980: synonym of Scolodonta Doering, 1875
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