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Maizaniidae

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Scientific name
  
Maizaniidae

Higher classification
  
Cyclophoroidea

Superfamily
  
Cyclophoroidea

Phylum
  
Mollusca

Rank
  
Family

Maizaniidae

Similar
  
Gastropods, Molluscs, Cyclophoroidea, Aciculidae, Urocyclidae

Maizaniidae is a family of minute land snails with an operculum, terrestrial gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Cyclophoroidea (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005).

This family has no subfamilies.

Genera

Genera within the family Maizaniidae include:

  • Craspedopoma Pfeiffer, 1847
  • Maizania Bourguignat, 1889 - the type genus of the family
  • Maizaniella Bequaert & Clench, 1836
  • Neomaizania Van Bruggen, 1985
  • Thomeomaizania Bequeart and Clench, 1936
  • References

    Maizaniidae Wikipedia