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Simpulopsidae

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Superfamily
  
Orthalicoidea

Rank
  
Family

Class
  
Gastropoda

Phylum
  
Mollusca

Simpulopsidae

Similar
  
Simpulopsis, Odontostomidae, Leiostracus, Orthalicidae, Bulimulidae

Odontostomidae is a taxonomic family of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the superfamily Orthalicoidea.

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2005 taxonomy

This taxon was placed as the tribe Simpulopsini, in the subfamily Bulimulinae, within the family Orthalicidae, according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda (Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005).

2012 taxonomy

Breure & Romero (2012) elevated Simpulopsini to Simpulopsidae.

Genera

Genera in the family Simpulopsidae include:

  • Leiostracus Albers, 1850
  • Rhinus Albers, 1860
  • Simpulopsis Beck, 1837 - type genus of the tribe Simpulopsini
  • subgenus Eudioptus Albers, 1860
  • References

    Simpulopsidae Wikipedia