Urocoptidae is a

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of air-breathing land snails,

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pulmonate gastropod

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s in the superfamily Urocoptoidea.

Taxonomy

2005 taxonomy

The family Urocoptidae was classified in the superfamily

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(according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005). The family Urocoptidae consists of 7 subfamilies (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005): * Urocoptinae Pilsbry, 1898 (1868) - synonym: Cylindrellidae Tryon, 1868 * Apomatinae Paul, 1982 * Brachypodellinae H. B. Baker, 1956 * Eucalodiinae P. Fischer & Crosse, 1873 * Holospirinae Pilsbry, 1946 * Microceraminae Pilsbry, 1904 - synonyms: Johaniceraminae Jaume & de la Torre, 1972; Macroceraminae Jaume & de la Torre, 1972 * Tetrentodontinae Bartsch, 1943

2008 taxonomy

Uit de Weerd (2008) moved the Urocoptidae to the newly established superfamily Urocoptoidea based on

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research. The following

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based on

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of sequences of

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shows the phylogenic relations within the Urocoptoidea. There are up to 2008 genetically analyzed species of Urocoptidae and one species of Cerionidae marked in khaki color in the cladogram.

2012 taxonomy

Fred G. Thompson established the family Epirobiidae in 2012 for five genera of snails ('' Epirobia'', '' Propilsbrya'', '' Pectinistemma'', '' Gyrocion'', '' Prionoloplax''), that were previously placed within Urocoptidae.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)". '' Bulletin Florida Museum of Natural History'' 51: 167-215
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research as well as morphology supports monophyly of Holospiridae Pilsbry, 1946 and the Eucalodiidae Crosse & Fischer, 1868.

Genera

Genera in the family Urocoptidae include: Urocoptinae * '' Autocoptis'' Pilsbry, 1902 * ''

Brachypodella ''Brachypodella'' is a genus of gastropods belonging to the family Urocoptidae. The species of this genus are found in Northern and Central America. Species Species: *''Brachypodella antiperversa'' *''Brachypodella bourguignatiana'' *''Bra ...

'' L. Pfeiffer, 1840 (as ''Cylindrella'') * '' Urocoptis'' Beck, 1837 - type genus of the family Urocoptidae Apominae * '' Apoma'' Beck, 1837 - type genus of the subfamily Apomatinae * '' Simplicervix'' Pilsbry, 1903 Brachypodellinae * ''

'' Beck, 1837 - type genus of the subfamily Brachypodellinae Eucalodiinae * '' Anisospira'' Strebel, 1880 * '' Archegocoptis'' Pilsbry, 1903 *†'' Condonella'' McLellan, 1927 * '' Dissotropis'' Bartsch, 1906 * '' Eucalodium'' Crosse & P. Fischer, 1868 - type genus of the subfamily Eucalodiinae Holospirinae * '' Coelostemma'' Dall, 1895 * '' Hendersoniella'' Dall, 1905 * '' Holospira'' Martens, 1860 - type genus of the subfamily Holospirinae Microceraminae * '' Microceramus'' Pilsbry & Vanatta, 1898 - type genus of the subfamily Microceraminae * '' Macroceramus'' Guilding, 1828 Tetrentodontinae * '' Tetrentodon'' Pilsbry, 1903 - type genus of the subfamily Tetrentodontinae * '' Torrecoptis'' Bartsch, 1943 Other genera include:http://pick4.pick.uga.edu/mp/20q?search=Urocoptidae * '' Allocoptis'' Thompson & Franz, 1976 * '' Amphicosmia'' Pilsbry & Vanatta, 1898 * '' Anoma'' * '' Arangia'' * '' Bactrocoptis'' * '' Badiofax'' * '' Bostrichocentrum'' * '' Bostrychocentrum'' * '' Callonia'' * ''

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'' * '' Cochlodinella'' * '' Coelocentrum'' * '' Geoscala'' * '' Gongylostoma'' * '' Gyraxis'' * '' Haplocion'' * '' Heterocoptis'' * '' Idiostemma'' * '' Liocallonia'' * '' Metastoma'' * '' Mychostoma'' * '' Nesocoptis'' * '' Nodulia'' * '' Oligostylus'' * '' Organocoptis'' * '' Pfeiffericoptis'' * '' Pineria'' * '' Pleurostemma'' * '' Poeycoptis'' * '' Pseudopineria'' * '' Pycnoptychia'' Pilsbry & Vanatta, 1898 * '' Sagracoptis'' * '' Spiroceramus'' * '' Spirostemma'' * '' Strophina'' * '' Tomelasmus'' * '' Trilamellaxis'' * '' Uncinicoptis''

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