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Acavidae

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Superfamily
  
Acavoidea

Phylum
  
Mollusca

Class
  
Gastropoda

Scientific name
  
Acavidae

Rank
  
Family

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Similar
  
Acavus, Helicophanta, Acavus haemastoma, Ampelita, Ariophantidae

Acavidae is a taxonomic family of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Acavoidea (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005).

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Anatomy

In this family, the number of haploid chromosomes lies between 26 and 35 (according to the values in this table).

Genera

The family Acavidae has no subfamilies.

Genera in the family Acavidae include:

  • Acavus Montfort, 1810
  • Ampelita Beck, 1837
  • Helicophanta Férussac, 1821
  • Leucotaenius Martens, 1860
  • Oligospira Ancey, 1887
  • † Pebasiconcha Wesselingh & Gittenberger, 1999 - with the only species † Pebasiconcha immanis Wesselingh & Gittenberger, 1999
  • Stylodon Beck, 1837

    • References

    Acavidae Wikipedia
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