The Glacidorbidae is a
taxonomic family
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of
freshwater snails.
Taxonomy
2005 taxonomy
Glacidorbidae is the only family in the superfamily Glacidorboidea.
Glacidorboidea has been classified within the informal group
Lower Heterobranchia
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in the
taxonomy of Bouchet & Rocroi (2005).
2010 taxonomy
Jörger et al. (2010)
; they moved Glacidorboidea to
Panpulmonata
Panpulmonata is a taxonomic clade of snails and slugs in the clade Heterobranchia within the clade Euthyneura.
Panpulmonata was established as a new taxon by Jörger et al. in October 2010.
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.
[Jörger K. M., Stöger I., Kano Y., Fukuda H., Knebelsberger T. & Schrödl M. (2010). "On the origin of Acochlidia and other enigmatic euthyneuran gastropods, with implications for the systematics of Heterobranchia". '']BMC Evolutionary Biology
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Genera
Genera within the family Glacidorbidae include:
[Ponder, W. F., Avern, G. J. (2000). The Glacidorbidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Heterobranchia) of Australia. ''Records of the Australian Museum'' 52(3): 307–353]
Full text
abstract
* ''
Glacidorbis''
Iredale, 1943 – the type genus
* ''
Gondwanorbis''
Ponder, 1986
* ''
Benthodorbis'' Ponder & Avern, 2000
* ''
Striadorbis'' Ponder & Avern, 2000
* ''
Tasmodorbis'' Ponder & Avern, 2000
References
Further reading
* Ponder W. F. & Avern G. J. (2000) "The Glacidorbidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Heterobranchia) of Australia". ''Records of the Australian Museum'' 52: 307–353
HTM
External links
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Gastropod families
Taxa named by Winston Ponder