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Urocoptidae

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Superfamily
  
Urocoptoidea

Phylum
  
Mollusca

Clade
  
Heterobranchia

Scientific name
  
Urocoptidae

Rank
  
Family

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Lower classifications
  
Holospira, Holospira oritis

Urocoptidae is a family of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Urocoptoidea.

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2005 taxonomy

The Urocoptidae family was classified in the superfamily Orthalicoidea (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005).

The family Urocoptidae consists of 7 subfamilies (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005):

  • Urocoptinae Pilsbry, 1898 (1868) - synonym: Cylindrellidae Tryon, 1868
  • Apomatinae Paul, 1982
  • Brachypodellinae H. B. Baker, 1956
  • Eucalodiinae P. Fischer & Crosse, 1873
  • Holospirinae Pilsbry, 1946
  • Microceraminae Pilsbry, 1904 - synonyms: Johaniceraminae Jaume & de la Torre, 1972; Macroceraminae Jaume & de la Torre, 1972
  • Tetrentodontinae Bartsch, 1943

    • 2008 taxonomy

    Uit de Weerd (2008) moved the Urocoptidae to the newly established superfamily Urocoptoidea based on molecular phylogeny research.

    The following cladogram based on Bayesian analysis of sequences of 28S ribosomal RNA shows the phylogenic relations within the Urocoptoidea. There are up to 2008 genetically analyzed species of Urocoptidae and one species of Cerionidae marked in khaki color in the cladogram.

    2012 taxonomy

    Fred G. Thompson established the family Epirobiidae in 2012 for five genera of snails (Epirobia, Propilsbrya, Pectinistemma, Gyrocion, Prionoloplax), that were previously placed within Urocoptidae. Data from molecular phylogeny research as well as morphology supports monophyly of Holospiridae Pilsbry, 1946 and the Eucalodiidae Crosse & Fischer, 1868.

    Genera

    Genera in the family Urocoptidae include:

    Urocoptinae

  • Autocoptis Pilsbry, 1902
  • Cylindrella L. Pfeiffer, 1840
  • Urocoptis Beck, 1837 - type genus of the family Urocoptidae

    • Apominae

  • Apoma Beck, 1837 - type genus of the subfamily Apomatinae
  • Simplicervix Pilsbry, 1903

    • Brachypodellinae

  • Brachypodella Beck, 1837 - type genus of the subfamily Brachypodellinae

    • Eucalodiinae

  • Anisospira Strebel, 1880
  • Archegocoptis Pilsbry, 1903
  • †Condonella McLellan, 1927
  • Dissotropis Bartsch, 1906
  • Eucalodium Crosse & P. Fischer, 1868 - type genus of the subfamily Eucalodiinae

    • Holospirinae

  • Coelostemma Dall, 1895
  • Hendersoniella Dall, 1905
  • Holospira Martens, 1860 - type genus of the subfamily Holospirinae

    • Microceraminae

  • Microceramus Pilsbry & Vanatta, 1898 - type genus of the subfamily Microceraminae
  • Macroceramus Guilding, 1828

    • Tetrentodontinae

  • Tetrentodon Pilsbry, 1903 - type genus of the subfamily Tetrentodontinae
  • Torrecoptis Bartsch, 1943

    • Other genera include:

  • Allocoptis Thompson & Franz, 1976
  • Amphicosmia Pilsbry & Vanatta, 1898
  • Anoma
  • Arangia
  • Bactrocoptis
  • Badiofax
  • Bostrichocentrum
  • Bostrychocentrum
  • Callonia
  • Centralia
  • Cochlodinella
  • Coelocentrum
  • Geoscala
  • Gongylostoma
  • Gyraxis
  • Haplocion
  • Heterocoptis
  • Idiostemma
  • Liocallonia
  • Metastoma
  • Mychostoma
  • Nesocoptis
  • Nodulia
  • Oligostylus
  • Organocoptis
  • Pfeiffericoptis
  • Pineria
  • Pleurostemma
  • Poeycoptis
  • Pseudopineria
  • Pycnoptychia Pilsbry & Vanatta, 1898
  • Sagracoptis
  • Spiroceramus
  • Spirostemma
  • Strophina
  • Tomelasmus
  • Trilamellaxis
  • Uncinicoptis

    • References

    Urocoptidae Wikipedia
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