Ariophantidae

Taxobox
name = Ariophantidae


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regnum = Animalia
phylum = Mollusca
classis = Gastropoda
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ordo = Pulmonata
subordo = Eupulmonata
infraordo = Stylommatophora
superfamilia = Helicarionoidea
familia = Ariophantidae
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subdivision = See text.
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Ariophantidae is a family of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the clade Eupulmonata (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005).

Snails within this family make and use love darts made of chitin.

Taxonomy

The Ariophantidae family is classified within the "Limacoid clade", itself belonging to the clade Stylommatophora within the clade Eupulmonata (according taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005).

The family Ariophantidae consists of the following subfamilies:

Genera

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