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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

    • References

    Moitessieriidae Wikipedia
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