Epirobiidae

Epirobiidae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Order:	Stylommatophora
Superfamily:	Urocoptoidea
Family:	Epirobiidae; , 2012
Diversity
	22 species

Epirobiidae is a family of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Urocoptoidea.^[1]

Taxonomy[]

The American malacologist Fred G. Thompson established the family Epirobiidae in 2012 for five genera of snails (, , , , ), which were previously placed within the family Urocoptidae.^[1]

Genera[]

Genera in the family Epirobiidae include:

Strebel & Pfeffer, 1880 - the type genus of the family Epirobiidae, 13 species^[1]
Bartsch, 1906 - two species^[1]
Rehder, 1940 - five species^[1]
Pilsbry, 1904 - probable placement within Epirobiidae; the single species is (Pilsbry, 1904)^[1]
Pilsbry, 1953 - probable placement within Epirobiidae; the single species is (Pilsbry, 1953)^[1]

References[]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ Thompson F. G. (2012). "The land snail genus Epirobia and allied genera in México and Central America, with the description of a new family, the Epirobiidae (Gastropoda, Pulmonata, Urocoptoidea)". 51: 167-215. PDF.

[Thompson_2012-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ Thompson F. G. (2012). "The land snail genus Epirobia and allied genera in México and Central America, with the description of a new family, the Epirobiidae (Gastropoda, Pulmonata, Urocoptoidea)". 51: 167-215. PDF.

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