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Argnidae

(Family)

Overview

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Argnidae is a family of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks.

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Distribution of Argnidae include Europe: southern and eastern Alps and Carpathian Mountains.[1]

Taxonomy

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The Argnidae family is classified within the informal group Orthurethra, itself belonging to the clade Stylommatophora within the clade Eupulmonata (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005).

The family Argnidae has no subfamilies (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005).

Genera

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Genera in the family Argnidae include:

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  • Argna Cossmann, 1889 - type genus.[2] The type species of this genus is fossil, but the genus contains also recent species.
  • Speleodentorcula Gittenberger, 1985[2]

    • References

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    1. ^ a b "Family summary for Argnidae". AnimalBase, last change 13-09-2006, accessed 4 August 2010.
    2. ^ a b c "Genera in family Argnidae" [n = 3]. AnimalBase, accessed 4 August 2010.

    Taxonomy

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    The Family Argnidae is a member of the Superfamily Pupilloidea. Here is the complete "parentage" of Argnidae:

    The Family Argnidae is further organized into finer groupings including:

    Genera

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    Agardhiella

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    Argna

    Argna is a genus of air-breathing land snails, pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Argnidae. [more]

    Speleodentorcula

    More info about the Genus Speleodentorcula may be found here.

    References

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    1. ^ a b "Family summary for Argnidae". AnimalBase, last change 13-09-2006, accessed 4 August 2010.
    2. ^ a b c "Genera in family Argnidae" [n = 3]. AnimalBase, accessed 4 August 2010.

    Sources

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    Last Revised: August 24, 2012
    2012/08/24 17:29:58