Pupilloidea
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| File:Vallonia pulchella.jpg | |
| A live Vallonia pulchella (Valloniidae) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subcohort: | Panpulmonata |
| Superorder: | Eupulmonata |
| Order: | Stylommatophora |
| Suborder: | Helicina |
| Infraorder: | Pupilloidei |
| Superfamily: | Pupilloidea Turton, 1831 |
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Pupilloidea is a superfamily of small and very small air-breathing land snails, terrestrial gastropods in the infraorder Pupilloidei.[1]
They are diverse in morphology, habitat, and ecological roles.
Description
[edit | edit source]They are characterized by their small, often cylindrical, ovate, or elongate shells. Their shells can range from smooth to ribbed or striated. They are generally tiny, ranging from a few millimeters to about a centimeter in length. The aperture often has denticles (teeth) or lamellae, which may play roles in predator deterrence or structural support. The margin of the aperture often features a well-defined peristome, sometimes thickened or reflected.
Distribution
[edit | edit source]Species in this superfamily are cosmopolitan, found on every continent except Antarctica. They can be found in dry and arid regions to temperate forests and even tropical zones.
Taxonomy
[edit | edit source]This superfamily contains the following families:[1]
- Achatinellidae Gulick, 1873
- Agardhiellidae Harl & Páll-Gergely, 2017
- Amastridae Pilsbry, 1910
- Argnidae Hudec, 1965
- Cerastidae Wenz, 1923
- Cochlicopidae Pilsbry, 1900 (1879)
- Draparnaudiidae Solem, 1962
- Enidae B. B. Woodward, 1903 (1880)
- Fauxulidae Harl & Páll-Gergely, 2017
- Gastrocoptidae Pilsbry, 1918
- Lauriidae Steenberg, 1925
- Odontocycladidae Hausdorf, 1996
- Orculidae Pilsbry, 1918
- Pagodulinidae Pilsbry, 1924
- Partulidae Pilsbry, 1900
- Pleurodiscidae Wenz, 1923
- Pupillidae W. Turton, 1831
- Pyramidulidae Kennard & B. B. Woodward, 1914
- Spelaeoconchidae A. J. Wagner, 1928
- Spelaeodiscidae Steenberg, 1925
- Strobilopsidae Wenz, 1915
- Valloniidae Morse, 1864
- Vertiginidae Fitzinger, 1833
Synonyms
[edit | edit source]- Cerastuidae Wenz, 1930: synonym of Cerastidae Wenz, 1923
- Chondrulidae A. J. Wagner, 1928: synonym of Chondrulini Wenz, 1923 (junior synonym)
- Cionellidae L. Pfeiffer, 1879: synonym of Cochlicopidae Pilsbry, 1900 (1879)
- Elasmiatidae Kuroda & Habe, 1949: synonym of Elasmiatini Kuroda & Habe, 1949 (original rank)
- Family Pachnodidae Steenberg, 1925: synonym of Cerastidae Wenz, 1923
- Pupidae J. Fleming, 1822: synonym of Cerionidae Pilsbry, 1901 (invalid: type genus a junior homonym of Pupa Röding, 1798 [Acteonidae])
- Pupisomatidae Iredale, 1940: synonym of Valloniidae Morse, 1864
- Pupoididae Iredale, 1939: synonym of Pupillidae W. Turton, 1831
- Strobilidae Jooss, 1911: synonym of Strobilopsidae Wenz, 1915 (invalid: type genus a junior homonym of Strobila M. Sars, 1829 [Cnidaria])
- Tornatellinidae Sykes, 1900: synonym of Tornatellininae Sykes, 1900 (original rank)
- Zuidae Bourguignat, 1884: synonym of Cochlicopidae Pilsbry, 1900 (1879)
References
[edit | edit source]Further reading
[edit | edit source]- Bouchet P., Rocroi J.P., Hausdorf B., Kaim A., Kano Y., Nützel A., Parkhaev P., Schrödl M. & Strong E.E. (2017). Revised classification, nomenclator and typification of gastropod and monoplacophoran families. Malacologia. 61(1-2): 1-526
External links
[edit | edit source]- Harl J., Haring E., Asami T., Sittenthaler M., Sattmann H. & Páll-Gergely B. (2017). Molecular systematics of the land snail family Orculidae reveal paraphyly and deep splits within the clade Orthurethra (Gastropoda: Pulmonata). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 181(4): 778-794
- Saadi, A. J.; Mordan, P. B.; Wade, C. M. (2021). Molecular phylogeny of the Orthurethra (Panpulmonata: Stylommatophora). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society.
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