Superfamily Enoidea Rank Family | ||
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Similar Dorcasiidae, Caryodidae, Urocyclidae, Charopidae, Endodontidae | ||
Cerastidae is a family of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Enoidea, (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005).
Contents
The family Cerastidae has no subfamilies.
Genera
Genera in the family Cerastidae include:
Description
Anatomically speaking, there is no flagellum in the reproductive system of snails in the family Cerastidae, and this is what distinguishes this family from its sister group the family Enidae.
References
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