Orculidae

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Kingdom Animalia Scientific name Orculidae Rank Family		Superfamily Pupilloidea Phylum Mollusca

Similar Chondrinidae, Lauriidae, Ferussaciidae, Enidae, Aciculidae

Orculidae is a family of mostly minute, air-breathing, land snails; terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the order Pulmonata.

Taxonomy

The family Orculidae contains two subfamilies (according to Hausdorf 1996 and the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005):

Odontocycladinae Hausdorf, 1996

Orculinae Pilsbry, 1918 - synonyms: Pagodininae Pilsbry, 1918 (inv.); Pagodulininae Pilsbry, 1924

Genera within the family Orculidae include:

Odontocycladinae Hausdorf, 1996

Odontocyclas Schlüter, 1838

Walklea Gittenberger, 1978

Orculinae Pilsbry, 1918

Alvariella Hausdorf 1996

Orcula Held, 1838

Orculella Steenberger, 1925

Pagodulina Clessin, 1876

Pilorcula Germain, 1912

Schileykula Gittenberger, 1983

Sphyradium Charpentier, 1837

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