Helminthoglyptidae
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 Helminthoglypta tudiculata from W. G. Binney, 1878 [1]
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The Helminthoglyptidae are a family of pulmonate land snails. This is a large and diverse group of new world snails, ranging in distribution from Alaska through North America to the West Indies, Central America, and as far south as Argentina.
The shells are typically of medium to large size, with no apertural teeth but usually with a reflected apertural lip.
The basic nomenclature and taxonomy of this large and complex family of land snails has been the subject of many modifications, and the list of genera given here is applicable only when the family is broadly interpreted. Many of these snail genera have been placed by various authors in more restrictively defined families, such as: Cepolidae, Epiphragmophoridae, Humboldtianidae, Monadeniidae, and Xanthonychidae.[2] [3] [4] [5]
[edit] Genera within the family Helminthoglyptidae
- Averellia Ancey, 1887
- Bunnya Baker, 1941
- Cahuillus Roth, 1996
- Cepolis Denys de Montfort, 1810
- Chamaearionta Berry, 1930
- Dialeuca Albers, 1850
- Epiphragmophora Döring, 1875
- Eremarionta Pilsbry, 1913
- Eremariontoides Miller, 1981
- Greggelix Miller, 1972
- Helminthoglypta Ancey, 1887
- Hemitrochus Swainson, 1840
- Herpeteros Berry, 1947
- Humboldtiana Ihering, 1892
- Leptarionta Fischer & Crosse, 1872
- Maricopella Roth, 1996
- Micrarionta Ancey, 1880
- Mohavelix Berry, 1943
- Monadenia Pilsbry, 1895
- Myotophallus Pilsbry, 1939
- Noyo Roth, 1996
- Plesarionta Pilsbry, 1939
- Polymita Beck, 1837
- Rothelix Miller, 1985
- Setipellis Pilsbry, 1926
- Sonorelix Berry, 1943
- Sonorella Pilsbry, 1900
- Tryonigens Pilsbry, 1927
- Xanthonyx Crosse & Fischer, 1867
- Xerarionta Pilsbry, 1913
[edit] References
- ^ Binney, William G. (1878). The Terrestrial Air-Breathing Mollusks of the United States and Adjacent Territories of North America. Vol. 5 (plates). Bull. Mus. Comparative Zool., Harvard. Plate 16.
- ^ Burch, John B. (1962). How to know the Eastern Land Snails. Wm. C. Brown Co.: Dubuque IA, 214 pp.
- ^ Hubricht, Leslie. (1985). The distribution of the native land molluscs of the eastern United States. Fieldiana Zool. 24: 1-191.
- ^ Pilsbry, Henry A. 1939. Land Mollusca of North America (North of Mexico). Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, Monograph 3, vol. 1(1): 1-573.
- ^ Bouchet, P.; Rocroi, J.-P. (Ed.); Frýda, J.; Hausdorf, B.; Ponder, W.; Valdes, A.; Warén, A. (2005). Classification and nomenclature of gastropod families. Malacologia: International Journal of Malacology, 47(1-2).
- ^ [1] Helminthoglyptidae at ITIS (Integrated Taxonomic Information System); accessed 17 Apr. 2008.
- ^ [2] Helminthoglyptidae at Discover Life; accessed 17 Apr. 2008.
- ^ [3] "BioLib" biological library; accessed 17 Apr. 2008.
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