The Achatinoidea are a
superfamily of air-breathing
land snails and
slugs,
terrestrial
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* Terrestrial animal, an animal that lives on land opposed to living in water, or sometimes an animal that lives on or near the ground, as opposed to ...
gastropod mollusk
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s in the informal group
Sigmurethra
Sigmurethra is a taxonomic category of air-breathing land snails and slugs, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs. This is an informal group which includes most land snails and slugs.
The two strong synapomorphies of Sigmurethra are a ...
.
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
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
Ferussaciidae Bourguignat, 1883
*Family
Micractaeonidae Schileyko, 1999
*Family
Subulinidae
Subulininae is a subfamily of small tropical air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Achatinidae.
Distribution
Worldwide. 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, 1955
[Rosenberg, G. (2011). Achatinoidea Swainson, 1840. In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=413332 on 2018-01-01]
* Family
Ferussaciidae Bourguignat, 1883
* Family
Micractaeonidae Schileyko, 1999
References
External links
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