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Ferussaciidae
Ferussaciidae is a family of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Achatinoidea. MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Ferussaciidae Bourguignat, 1883. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=413333 on 2020-05-02 This family has no subfamilies. The family name Ferussaciidae is from 1883 and therefore it is more recent than the family name Cecilioididae Mörch, 1864, however the latter has been declared as a nomen oblitum because it has not been used for over 100 years. Ferussaciidae has been declared a nomen protectum. Distribution The distribution of Ferussaciidae includes Africa to Europe and the Near East, tropical Americas, Hawaii and tropical Asia."Family summary fo ...
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Cecilioides Acicula
''Cecilioides acicula'', common name the "blind snail" or "blind awlsnail", is a species of very small, air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Ferussaciidae. This is a subterranean species. Description This animal is white, there are two pairs of tentacles, but eyes are lacking.Adam, W. 1960. ''Mollusques. Faune de Belgique, Tome 1, mollusques terrestres et dulcicoles.'' Bruxelles: Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique. 402 pp., 4 pl. The shell is long and narrow, up to a maximum of 5.5 mm and a width of 1.2 mm.M.P. Kerney and R.A.D. Cameron, 1979, ''A Field Guide to the Land Snails of Britain and North-west Europe''. Collins, London, The shell is colorless, glassy and transparent when it is fresh, a somewhat opaque milky-white when it is not fresh. Habitat The habitat of this species is underground, quite some distance below the surface. It is more common in soils with a high level of calcium. Becaus ...
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Cecilioides Sommeri
''Cecilioides sommeri'' is a fossil species of minute air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Ferussaciidae, from the Paleocene deposits of the Itaboraí Basin, in Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area .... This is the oldest known species in the family. References Ferussaciidae Prehistoric gastropods Gastropods described in 1971 {{Ferussaciidae-stub ...
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Cylichnidia
''Cylichnidia'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Ferussaciidae Ferussaciidae is a family of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Achatinoidea. MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Ferussaciidae Bourguignat, 1883. Accessed through: World Register of Marine .... Species Species within the genus ''Cylichnidia'' include: * '' Cylichnidia ovuliformis'' References External links Fauna Europaea infoZipCodeZoo info Ferussaciidae Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Ferussaciidae-stub ...
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Amphorella
''Amphorella'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Ferussaciidae. Species The genus ''Amphorella'' contains the following species: * ''Amphorella cimensis ''Amphorella cimensis'' is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Ferussaciidae. Distribution and habitat This species is endemic to Madeira, Portugal, where it is restricted to Porto S ...'' * '' Amphorella iridescens'' * '' Amphorella melampoides'' * '' Amphorella producta'' * † '' Amphorella talaverai'' Hutterer & Groh, 2014 References Ferussaciidae Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Ferussaciidae-stub ...
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Ferussacia
''Ferussacia'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Ferussaciidae Ferussaciidae is a family of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Achatinoidea. MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Ferussaciidae Bourguignat, 1883. Accessed through: World Register of Marine ....WoRMS (2020). Ferussacia Risso, 1826. Accessed at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=580513 on 2020-11-23 Species Species within the genus ''Ferussacia'' include: * '' Ferussacia attenuata'' (Mousson, 1872) * '' Ferussacia carnea'' (Risso, 1826) * † '' Ferussacia convoluta'' Paladilhe, 1873 * '' Ferussacia folliculum'' (Schröter, 1784) * '' Ferussacia fritschi'' (Mousson, 1872) * '' Ferussacia hierosolymarum'' * '' Ferussacia lanzarotensis'' (Mousson, 1872) * '' Ferussacia mabilliana'' * † '' Ferussacia martinae'' Groh & Henkel, 2019 * '' Ferussacia submajor'' (Wollaston, 1878) * â ...
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Cecilioides
''Cecilioides'' is a genus of very small, air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Ferussaciidae. MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Cecilioides A. Férussac, 1814. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=819997 on 2020-07-30 Most of the species in this genus live some distance underground. They are usually blind. Because of their subterranean habitat and their small size, they can be difficult to find alive. When fresh, the shells are transparent. After they have been empty some time in the soil, they usually become an opaque milky-white. Species Species within this genus include: * ''Cecilioides acicula'' (Müller, 1774) * † '' Cecilioides aciculella'' (Sandberger, 1872) * '' Cecilioides actoniana'' (Benoit, 1862) * '' Cecilioides advena'' (Ancey, 1888) * '' Cecilioides aperta'' (Guilding in Swainson, 1840)
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Achatinoidea
The Achatinoidea are a superfamily of air-breathing land snails and slugs, terrestrial gastropod mollusks in the informal group Sigmurethra. 2005 taxonomy According to taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005 there are four families within the superfamily Achatinoidea, that is based on the study by Nordsieck, published in 1986. abstract. *Family Achatinidae Swainson, 1840 *Family Ferussaciidae Bourguignat, 1883 *Family Micractaeonidae Schileyko, 1999 *Family Subulinidae P. Fischer & Crosse, 1877 2017 taxonomy Fontanilla et al. recognized Subulinidae as not monophyletic in 2017 and they classified Subulininae within Achatinidae. * Family Achatinidae Achatinidae (New Latin, from Greek "''agate''") is a family of medium to large sized tropical land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks from Africa. Well known species include ''Achatina achatina'' the Giant African Snail, and ''Liss ... Swainson, 1840 * Family Aillyidae H. B. Baker, 1955Rosenberg, ...
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Hohenwartiana
''Hohenwartiana'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Ferussaciidae Ferussaciidae is a family of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Achatinoidea. MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Ferussaciidae Bourguignat, 1883. Accessed through: World Register of Marine ....MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Hohenwartiana Bourguignat, 1864. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=996313 on 2021-03-05 Species Species within the genus ''Hohenwartiana'' include: * '' Hohenwartiana aradasiana'' (Benoit, 1862) * '' Hohenwartiana disparata'' (Westerlund, 1892) * '' Hohenwartiana hohenwarti'' (Rossmässler, 1839) ;Species brought into synonymy: * ''Hohenwartiana buccinula'' (Grateloup, 1828) †: synonym of '' Achatina buccinula'' Grateloup, 1828 † (new combination not accepted; status uncertain) * H''ohenwarti ...
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Geostilbia
''Geostilbia'' is a genus of small air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Ferussaciidae Ferussaciidae is a family of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Achatinoidea. MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Ferussaciidae Bourguignat, 1883. Accessed through: World Register of Marine ....Bouchet, P. (2015). Geostilbia Crosse, 1867. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=833808 on 2015-02-16 Species The genus ''Geostilbia'' includes the following species: * '' Geostilbia aperta'' (Swainson, 1840) * '' Geostilbia blandiana'' Crosse, 1886 * '' Geostilbia comorensis'' Morelet, 1883 * '' Geostilbia mariei'' Crosse, 1880 * '' Geostilbia moellendorffi'' Pilsbry, 1908 * '' Geostilbia philippinensis'' (Semper, 1874) * '' Geostilbia philippinica'' Möllendorff, 1890 * '' Geostilbia sheilae'' Groh, 2015 ;Species brought into syn ...
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Coilostele
''Coilostele'' is a genus of gastropods belonging to the family Ferussaciidae. The species of this genus are found in Western Mediterranean The Mediterranean Sea is a sea connected to the Atlantic Ocean, surrounded by the Mediterranean Basin and almost completely enclosed by land: on the north by Western and Southern Europe and Anatolia, on the south by North Africa, and on the e ..., India. Species: *'' Coilostele acus'' *'' Coilostele akus'' *'' Coilostele cylindrata'' *'' Coilostele inquirenda'' *'' Coilostele paladilhiana'' *'' Coilostele scalaris'' *'' Coilostele tampicoensis'' References {{Taxonbar, from=Q18607122 Ferussaciidae ...
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Karolus (gastropod)
''Karolus'' is a genus of gastropods belonging to the family Ferussaciidae Ferussaciidae is a family of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Achatinoidea. MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Ferussaciidae Bourguignat, 1883. Accessed through: World Register of Marine .... The species of this genus are found in America. Species: *'' Karolus consobrinus'' *'' Karolus iota'' References Ferussaciidae {{Heterobranchia-stub ...
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Calaxis
''Calaxis'' is a genus of gastropods belonging to the family Ferussaciidae. The species of this genus are found in eastern Mediterranean The Mediterranean Sea is a sea connected to the Atlantic Ocean, surrounded by the Mediterranean Basin and almost completely enclosed by land: on the north by Western and Southern Europe and Anatolia, on the south by North Africa, and on the e .... Species: *'' Calaxis cypria'' *'' Calaxis hierosolymarum'' References {{Taxonbar, from=Q18607123 Ferussaciidae ...
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