Kingdom Animalia Scientific name Pupinidae Higher classification Cyclophoroidea | Superfamily Cyclophoroidea Phylum Mollusca Rank Family | |
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Similar Gastropods, Molluscs, Pupina, Cyclophoridae, Pupinella | ||
Pupinidae is a taxonomic family of land snails with an operculum, terrestrial gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Cyclophoroidea (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005).
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Distribution
The distribution of the family Pupinidae includes the Himalayas, Assam, Myanmar, peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Borneo, Philippines, Vietnam, Thailand, Australia, Melanesia, Micronesia and Papua New Guinea.
Taxonomy
Subfamilies and genera within the family Pupinidae include (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005):
Pupininae L. Pfeiffer, 1853
Liareinae Powell, 1946 - synonym: Cytoidae Climo, 1969 (n.a.) = not available name
Pupinellinae Kobelt, 1902 - synonyms: Ventriculidae Wenz, 1915, Pollicariini Thiele, 1929
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Ecology
These snails live in wet forests in leaf litter.