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Sagdidae

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Kingdom
  
Superfamily
  
Sagdoidea

Phylum
  
Class
  
Scientific name
  
Sagdidae

Rank
  
Family

Sagdidae

Similar
  
Urocoptidae, Humboldtianidae, Oleacinidae, Dorcasiidae

Sagdidae is a family of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks with highest diversity in the Greater Antilles. It has been classified in its own superfamily Sagdoidea and as a member of the superfamily Helicoidea. Some species of Sagdidae are ovoviviparous.

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Anatomy

Vestigial love darts exist in some species within this family.

Subfamilies and genera

The family Sagdidae consists of four subfamilies:

  • Sagdinae Pilsbry, 1895
  • Aquebaninae H. B. Baker, 1940
  • Platysuccineinae H. B. Baker, 1940
  • Yunqueinae Schileyko, 1998
  • Genera in the family Sagdidae include:

    The type genus is Sagda Beck, 1837.

  • Aerotrochus
  • Aquebana
  • Corneosagda
  • Hojeda
  • Hyalosagda
  • Lacteoluna
  • Meiophysema
  • Microsagda
  • Odontosagda - Odontosagda blandii
  • Platysuccinea
  • Proserpinula
  • Sagda
  • Stauroglypta
  • Strialuna
  • Suavitas
  • Trifaux
  • Vilitas
  • Volvidens
  • Xenodiscula
  • Zaphysema
  • References

    Sagdidae Wikipedia


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