Amastridae
| Amastridae | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Stylommatophora |
| Suborder: | Helicina |
| Infraorder: | Pupilloidei |
| Superfamily: | Pupilloidea |
| Family: | Amastridae Pilsbry, 1910 |
Amastridae is a taxonomic family of small, air-breathing, land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Pupilloidea. [1]
Distribution[]
This family is endemic to the Hawaiian Islands.
Genera[]
- Subfamily Amastrinae Pilsbry, 1910
- Amastra H. Adams & A. Adams, 1855
- Carelia H. Adams & A. Adams, 1855
- Laminella L. Pfeiffer, 1854
- Hyatt & Pilsbry, 1911
- Tropidoptera Ancey, 1889
- Subfamily Leptachatininae Cockerell, 1913
- Armsia Hyatt & Pilsbry, 1911
- Leptachatina A. A. Gould, 1847
- Pauahia C. M. Cooke, 1910
- Genera brought into synonymy
- Carinella L. Pfeiffer, 1875: synonym of Amastra (Kauaia) Sykes, 1900 represented as Amastra H. Adams & A. Adams, 1855
- Helicamastra Pilsbry & Vanatta, 1905: synonym of Tropidoptera Ancey, 1889
- Pterodiscus Pilsbry, 1893: synonym of Tropidoptera Ancey, 1889
References[]
- ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Amastridae Pilsbry, 1910. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=994718 on 2021-02-21
- Bank, R. A. (2017). Classification of the Recent terrestrial Gastropoda of the World. Last update: July 16th, 2017
Categories:
- Amastridae
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