Bradybaenidae

Taxobox
name = Bradybaenidae

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image_caption = "Fruticicola fruticum"
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regnum = Animalia
phylum = Mollusca
classis = Gastropoda
ordo = Pulmonata
infraordo = Stylommatophora
superfamilia = Helicoidea
familia = Bradybaenidae
familia_authority = Pilsbry, 1934 (1898)
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Bradybaenidae is a taxonomic family of medium-sized to small land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks.

Some genera of snails in this family create and use love darts as part of their mating behavior. The dart sac contains one to two glands. They are also defined by missing a diverticulum.

They are mainly found in Asia with onyl one species in NW Europe: "Fruticola fruticum". The name of the family and the genus "Bradybaena" is derived from the Greek words "bradus" ( = slow) and "baino" ( = walk), meaning "slow walker".

Genera

Subfamily Bradybaeninae Pilsbry, 1924 : they are defined by the presence of two divided glands with one to two accessory sacs.
*Tribe Aegistini
** "Aegista" Albers, 1850
** "Coelorus" Pilsbry, 1900
** "Lepidopisum" Habe, 1957
** "Mandarina" Pilsbry, 1895
** "Plectotropis" Martens in Albers, 1860
** "Trishoplita" Jacobi, 1898
*Tribe Bradybaenini Pilsbry, 1934
** "Ainohelix" Kuroda & Taki, 1933
** "Bradybaena" Beck, 1837 for example: "Bradybaena similaris", the Asian trampsnail
** "Cathaica" Moellendorff, 1884
** "Coccoglypta" Pilsbry, 1895
** Eulota Hartmann, 1843
** "Ezohelix" Kuroda & Emura, 1938
** "Fruticicola" - for example "Fruticicola fruticum"
** "Laeocathaica" Moellendorff, 1899
** "Nesiohelix" Kuroda & Emura, 1943
** "Phaeohelix" Kuroda & Habe, 1949
** "Plecteulota" Moellendorff, 1892
** "Ponsadenia" Schileyko, 1978
** "Pseudiberus" Ancey, 1887
** "Pseudobuliminus" Gredler, 1886
*Tribe Euhadrini Habe, Okutani & Nishiwaki , 1994
** "Euhadra" Pilsbry, 1890

Subfamily Helicostylinae Ihering, 1909 :they are defined by the presence of one gland that is being inserted without accessory sac ("Tricheulota group") or with accessory sac ("Helicostyla group").
**"Cochostyla"
**"Helicostyla" Férussac, 1821
** "Tricheulota" Pilsbry, 1895

Taxonomy notes

The genus "Monadenia" Pilsbry, 1895 used to be placed in this family [ [http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=77713] Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Bradybaenidae Taxonomic Serial No.: 77713 cited 18 July 2007] , but it has been moved to the family Xanthonychidae.

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