Moitessieriidae

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Kingdom Animalia Superfamily Truncatelloidea Rank Family		Class Gastropoda Phylum Mollusca
Similar Amnicolidae, Aciculidae, Cochliopidae, Anabathridae, Iravadiidae

Moitessieriidae is a family of small freshwater snails, aquatic gastropod molluscs in the superfamily Truncatelloidea.

According to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi (2005) the family Moitessieriidae has no subfamilies.

There are known 55 freshwater species of Moitessieriidae in the Palearctic region.

Genera

Genera within the family Moitessieriidae include:

Baldufa Alba, Tarruella, Prats, Guillen & Corbella, 2010

Bosnidilhia Boeters, Glöer & Pešić, 2013

Clameia Boeters & E. Gittenberger, 1990

Corseria Boeters & Falkner, 2009

Henrigirardia Boeters & Falkner, 2003

Moitessieria Bourguignat, 1863 - type genus

Palacanthilhiopsis Bernasconi, 1988

Paladilhia Bourguignat, 1865

Paladilhiopsis Pavlovic, 1913

Palaospeum Boeters, 1999

Sardopaladilhia Manganelli, Bodon, Cianfanelli, Talenti & Giusti, 1998

Sorholia Boeters & Falkner, 2009

Spiralix Boeters, 1972

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