Hygromiidae is a taxonomic family of small to medium-sized air-breathing land snails , terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Helicoidea .
Some snails in genera within this family create and use love darts as part of their courtship and mating behavior.
In this family, the number of haploid chromosomes lies between 26 and 30 (according to the values in this table).
The family Hygromiidae consists of the following subfamilies (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005):
subfamily Hygromiinae Tryon , 1866 tribe Hygromiini Tryon, 1866 - synonym: Cernuellini Schileyko, 1991 tribe Archaicini Schileyko, 1978 tribe Helicellini Ihering, 1909 - synonym: Jacostidae Pilsbry, 1948 (inv.) tribe Leptaxini C. Boettger, 1909 tribe Metafruticicolini Schileyko, 1972 tribe Trochulini Lindholm, 1927 - synonym: Trichiinae Ložek, 1956; Helicopsini H. Nordsieck, 1987 subfamily Ciliellinae Schileyko, 1970 - synonym: Canariellini Schileyko, 1991 subfamily Geomitrinae C. Boettger, 1909 tribe Geomitrini C. Boettger, 1909 - synonym: Ochthephilinae Zilch, 1960 (n.a.) tribe Paedhoplitini Schileyko, 1978 tribe Trochoideini H. Nordsieck, 1987 subfamily Monachainae Wenz, 1930 (1904) - Carthusianini Kobelt, 1904; Euomphaliinae Schileyko, 1978; Hesseolinae schileyko, 1991 subfamily Ponentininae Schileyko, 1991 Genera with the family Hygromiidae include:
The type genus of this family is Hygromia Risso , 1826.
subfamily Hygromiinae
Caucasigena Lindholm, 1927Caucasocressa P. Hesse, 1921Circassina P. Hesse, 1921Diodontella Lindholm, 1929Dioscuria Lindholm, 1927Fruticocampylaea Kobelt, 1871Helicopsis Fitzinger, 1833Hygrohelicopsis Schileyko, 1978Kalitinaia Hudec & Lezhawa, 1967Kokotschashvilia Hudec & Lezhawa, 1969Lozekia Noneulota Schileyko & Horsák, 2007Shileykoia Hudec, 1969Teberdinia Schileyko, 1978tribe Hygromiini Hygromia Risso , 1826Zenobiella Gude & Woodward, 1921 - with the only species Zenobiella subrufescens (Miller, 1822)Cernuella Schlüter, 1838subgenus Xerocincta Monterosato, 1892 tribe Archaicini tribe Helicellini Helicella Férussac, 1821Candidula Kobelt, 1871Cernuella Schlüter, 1838Xerolenta Monterosato, 1892Xeromunda Monterosato, 1892Xeropicta Monterosato, 1892Xerotricha Monterosato, 1892tribe Leptaxini Pseudotrichia Monachoides tribe Metafruticicolini Metafruticicola Ihering, 1892tribe Trochulini Trochulus Chemnitz, 1786 - synonym: Trichia tribe incerta Xerosecta Monterosato, 1892Xeromagna Monterosato, 1892Microxeromagna Ortiz De Zárate López, 1950subfamily Ciliellinae
Canariella Hesse, 1918subfamily Geomitrinae
tribe Geomitrini Actinella R. T. Lowe, 1852Caseolus R. T. Lowe, 1852Discula R. T. Lowe, 1852Disculella Pilsbry, 1895Hystricella R. T. Lowe 1855Geomitra Swainson, 1840Heterostoma W. Hartmann, 1843Hystricella R. T. Lowe, 1855Lemniscia R. T. Lowe, 1855Moreletina de Frias Martins, 2002Pseudocampylaea L. Pfeiffer, 1877Serratorotula Groh & Hemmen, 1986Spirorbula R. T. Lowe, 1852tribe Paedhoplitini tribe Trochoideini Trochoidea T. Brown, 1827Xerocrassa Monterosato, 1892subfamily Monachainae
Monacha Fitzinger, 1833 - type genus of the subfamily Monachainaesubgenus Eutheba Nordsieck, 1993 Ashfordia Euomphalia Harmozica Hesseola Lindholm, 1927Jasonella Lindholm, 1927Karabaghia Lindholm, 1927Oscarboettgeria Lindholm, 1927subfamily Ponentininae
Plentuisa Puente & Prieto, 1992Ponentina P. Hesse, 1921subfamily ?
Helicodonta Perforatella Petasina Plicuteria Montserratina Tyrrheniella Urticicola 
