Argnidae

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Argnidae
Temporal range: Miocene–Recent[1] Upper Miocene-Recent
Argna-biplicata 02.jpg
Shells of Argna biplicata
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Stylommatophora
Superfamily: Pupilloidea
Family: Argnidae
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Genera

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Argnidae is a family of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks.

Distribution[]

Distribution of Argnidae include Europe: southern and eastern Alps and Carpathian Mountains.[1]

Taxonomy[]

The family Argnidae is classified within the informal group Orthurethra, itself belonging to the clade Stylommatophora within the clade Eupulmonata (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005).

Argnidae has no subfamilies (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005).

Genera[]

Genera in the family Argnidae include:

  • Agardhiella Hesse, 1923[2]
  • Argna Cossmann, 1889 - type genus.[2] The type species of this genus is fossil, but the genus contains also recent species.
  • Speleodentorcula Gittenberger, 1985[2]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Family summary for Argnidae". AnimalBase, last change 13-09-2006, accessed 4 August 2010.
  2. ^ a b c "Genera in family Argnidae" [n = 3]. AnimalBase, accessed 4 August 2010.
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