Hygromiidae

Hygromiidae

Taxobox
name = Hygromiidae



image_caption = Live specimen of "Trichia hispida"
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Mollusca
classis = Gastropoda
ordo = Stylommatophora
familia = Hygromiidae
subdivision_ranks = Genera
subdivision =
* "Candidula"
* "Caseolus"
* "Cernuella"
* "Discula"
* "Euomphalia"
* "Helicella"
* "Helicodonta"
* "Helicopsis"
* "Monacha"
* "Monachoides"
* "Perforatella"
* "Petasina"
* "Plicuteria"
* "Pseudotrichia"
* "Trichia" (syn. "Trochulus")
* "Urticicola"
* "Xerolenta"
* ...

Hygromiidae is a taxonomic family of small to medium sized land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropods in the order Stylommatophora.

Some snails in genera within this family create and use love darts as part of their mating behavior.

Taxonomy

*Subfamily Ciliellinae Schileyko, 1970
*Subfamily Geomitrinae C.Boettger, 1909
** tribe Geomitrini C.Boettger, 1909
** tribe Paedhoplitini Schileyko, 1978
** tribe Trochoideini H. Nordsieck, 1987
*Subfamily Hygromiinae Tryon, 1866
** tribe Archaicini Schileyko, 1978
** tribe Helicellini Ihering, 1909
** tribe Hygromini Tryon, 1866
** tribe Leptaxini C. Boettger, 1909
** tribe Metafruticicolini Schileyko, 1972
*Subfamily Monachainae Wenz, 1930 (1904)
*Subfamily Ponentininae Schileyko, 1991

References

* Kerney M.P. & Cameron R.A.D., 1979, "A field guide to the land snails of Britain and northwestern Europe", Collins, London.


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