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Megaspiridae

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Gastropoda

Scientific name
  
Megaspiridae

Phylum
  
Mollusca

Superfamily
  
Orthalicoidea

Rank
  
Family

Megaspiridae

Similar
  
Odontostomidae, Dorcasiidae, Orthalicidae, Caryodidae

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

The family Megaspiridae has no subfamilies.

Genera

Genera within the family Megaspiridae include:

  • Megaspira Lea, 1838 - type genus of the family Megaspiridae
  • Thaumastus Albers, 1860 - synonym: Tholus Strebel, 1909
  • References

    Megaspiridae Wikipedia