family
Family (from la, familia) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its ...
of air-breathing
land snail
A land snail is any of the numerous species of snail that live on land, as opposed to the sea snails and freshwater snails. ''Land snail'' is the common name for terrestrial gastropod mollusks that have shells (those without shells are known as ...
s,
terrestrial
Terrestrial refers to things related to land or the planet Earth.
Terrestrial may also refer to:
* 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 ...
pulmonate
Pulmonata or pulmonates, is an informal group (previously an order, and before that a subclass) of snails and slugs characterized by the ability to breathe air, by virtue of having a pallial lung instead of a gill, or gills. The group includ ...
gastropod
The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. T ...
mollusk
Mollusca is the second-largest phylum of invertebrate animals after the Arthropoda, the members of which are known as molluscs or mollusks (). Around 85,000 extant species of molluscs are recognized. The number of fossil species is e ...
s in the order
Stylommatophora
Stylommatophora is an orderPhilippe Bouchet, Jean-Pierre Rocroi, Bernhard Hausdorf, Andrzej Kaim, Yasunori Kano, Alexander Nützel, Pavel Parkhaev, Michael Schrödl and Ellen E. Strong. 2017. Revised Classification, Nomenclator and Typification ...
.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Cerastidae Wenz, 1923. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=738097 on 2020-12-31
Genera
* '' Achatinelloides'' Nevill, 1878Nevill, G. (1878). ''Hand List of Mollusca in the Indian Museum, Calcutta. Part I. Gastropoda. Pulmonata and Prosobranchia-Neurobranchia''. Calcutta: Trustees of the Indian Museum.
* '' Altenaia'' Zilch, 1972
* '' Amimopina'' Solem, 1964Solem, A. (1964). ''Aminopina'', an Australian enid land snail. ''The Veliger'', 6(3), 115–120.
* '' Archeorachis'' Schileyko, 1998
* '' Cerastus'' E. von Martens, 1860
* ''
Conulinus
''Conulinus'' is a genus of gastropods belonging to the family Cerastidae.
The species of this genus are found in Africa.
Species:
*'' Conulinus carpenteri''
*'' Conulinus daubenbergeri''
*'' Conulinus macroconus''
*'' Conulinus mfwanganensi ...
'' E. von Martens, 1895
* '' Darwininitium'' Budha & Mordan, 2012
* '' Euryptyxis'' P. Fischer, 1883
* ''
Gittenedouardia
''Gittenedouardia'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Cerastidae
Cerastidae is a family of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the order Stylo ...
'' Bank & Menkhorst, 2008Bank, R. A. & Menkhorst, H. P. (2008). Notes on the nomenclature of some land- and freshwater molluscs of the Seychelles, with consequences for taxa from Africa, Madagascar, India, the Philippines, Jamaica, and Europe. ''Basteria'', 72, 93–110.
* '' Hoqia'' Neubert, 2005Neubert, E. (2005). The continental malacofauna of Arabia and adjacent areas. IV. Revision of the family Cerastidae in the Soqotran Archipelago. I. The genus ''Passamaella'' Pfeiffer, 1877, with a description of a new genus and species (Gastropoda: Pulmonata: Cerastidae). ''Archiv für Molluskenkunde'', 134(1), 1–21.
* '' Limicena'' Connolly, 1925Connolly, M. (1925). The non-marine Mollusca of Portuguese East Africa. ''Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa'', 12, 105–220.
* '' Microscintilla'' Neubert, 2002Neubert, E. (2002). The continental malacofauna of Arabia and adjacent areas. I. Terrestrial molluscs of Samha and Darsa Islands (al-Ikhwan), Socotra Archipelago, Yemen. ''Fauna of Arabia'', 19, 245–259.
* '' Nesiocerastus'' Van Mol & Coppois, 1980
* '' Nesobia'' Ancey, 1887
* ''
Pachnodus
''Pachnodus'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Cerastidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Pachnodus E. von Martens, 1860. Accessed throughWorld Register of Marine Specieson ...
'' E. von Martens, 1860
* '' Paracerastus'' Thiele, 1934
* '' Passamaella'' Clessin, 1878Clessin, S. (1878). Aus meiner Novitäten-Mappe. ''Malakozoologische Blätter'', 25, 122–129.
* '' Pleurorhachis'' Connolly, 1938
* '' Polychordia'' Connolly, 1941
* ''
Rachis
In biology, a rachis (from the grc, ῥάχις [], "backbone, spine") is a main axis or "shaft".
In zoology and microbiology
In vertebrates, ''rachis'' can refer to the series of articulated vertebrae, which encase the spinal cord. In this c ...
'' Albers, 1850Albers, J. C. (1850). ''Die Heliceen, nach natürlicher Verwandtschaft systematisch geordnet''. Berlin: Th. Chr. Fr. Enslin.
* ''
Rhachidina
''Rhachidina'' is a genus of gastropods belonging to the family Cerastidae.
The species of this genus are found in Central Africa and Australia.
Species:
*''Rhachidina hieroglyphica''
*''Rhachidina usagarica
''Rhachidina'' is a genus of gast ...
'' Thiele, 1911Thiele, J. (1911). Mollusken der Deutschen Zentralafrika-Expedition. ''Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Deutschen Zentral-Afrika-Expedition 1907–1908 Unter Führung Adolf Friedrichs, Herzogs zu Mecklenburg'', 3, 175–214.
* ''
Rhachistia
''Rhachistia'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Cerastidae. MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Rhachistia Connolly, 1925. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at ...
flagellum
A flagellum (; ) is a hairlike appendage that protrudes from certain plant and animal sperm cells, and from a wide range of microorganisms to provide motility. Many protists with flagella are termed as flagellates.
A microorganism may have f ...
in the
reproductive system
The reproductive system of an organism, also known as the genital system, is the biological system made up of all the anatomical organs involved in sexual reproduction. Many non-living substances such as fluids, hormones, and pheromones are als ...
of snails in the family Cerastidae, and this is what distinguishes this family from its sister group the family
Enidae
Enidae is a family of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks. MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Enidae B. B. Woodward, 1903 (1880). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies ...
.Mordan, P. B. (1992). The morphology and phylogeny of the Cerastuinae (Pulmonata: Pupilloidea). ''Bulletin of the British Museum, Natural History, Zoology'', 58, 1–20.