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Argnidae

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Superfamily
  
Pupilloidea

Rank
  
Family

Class
  
Gastropoda

Phylum
  
Mollusca

Argnidae

Similar
  
Lauriidae, Helicodontidae, Ferussaciidae, Chondrinidae, Cochlicellidae

Argnidae is a family of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks.

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Distribution

Distribution of Argnidae include Europe: southern and eastern Alps and Carpathian Mountains.

Taxonomy

The Argnidae family is classified within the informal group Orthurethra, itself belonging to the clade Stylommatophora within the clade Eupulmonata (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005).

The family Argnidae has no subfamilies (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005).

Genera

Genera in the family Argnidae include:

  • Agardhiella Hesse, 1923
  • Argna Cossmann, 1889 - type genus. The type species of this genus is fossil, but the genus contains also recent species.
  • Speleodentorcula Gittenberger, 1985

    • References

    Argnidae Wikipedia
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