Overview
Spiraxidae is a family of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropods in the clade Eupulmonata (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005).
Neotropical.[1]
Taxonomy
2005 taxonomy
The Spiraxidae family is classified within the informal group Sigmurethra, itself belonging to the clade Stylommatophora within the clade Eupulmonata (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005).[2]
The family Spiraxidae consists of the following subfamilies:
- Spiraxinae H. B. Baker, 1939
- Micromeninae Schileyko, 2000
2010 taxonomy
Thompson (2010)[1] have redefined subfamilies in Spiraxidae and have moved Euglandininae and Streptostylinae as subfamilies of Spiraxidae. There are three subfamilies within Spiraxidae:
- Spiraxinae H. B. Baker, 1939 - including Micromena
- Euglandininae H. B. Baker, 1941
- Streptostylinae H. B. Baker, 1941
Apparently, this is not universally accepted, as Fauna Europaea states another systematics for the Euglandininae subfamily, still placing it among the Oleacinidae family [3].
Genera
Genera in the family Spiraxidae include:
subfamily Spiraxinae include seven[1] genera:
- Mayaxis Thompson, 1995[1]
- Micromena H. B. Baker, 1939[1] - it was the type genus of subfamily Micromeninae
- Miraradula Baker, 1939[1]
- Pseudosubulina Strebel & Pfeffer, 1882[1]
- Rectaxis Baker, 1926[1]
- Spiraxis C. B. Adams, 1850[1] - type genus of family Spiraxidae
- Volutaxis Strebel & Pfeffer, 1882[1]
subfamily Euglandininae
- Euglandina Crosse & P. Fischer, 1870 - type genus of the subfamily Euglandininae[2]
- Guillarmodia H. B. Baker, 1941[4]
- Pittieria von Martens, 1901[4]
- Poiretia Fischer, 1883[5]
- Varicoglandina Pilsbry, 1908[4]
- Varicoturris Pilsbry, 1907[4]
subfamily Streptostylinae
- Myxastyla Thompson, 1995[4]
- Oryzosoma Pilsbry, 1891[4]
- Salasiella Strebel, 1877[4]
- Strebelia Crosse & Fischer, 1868[4]
- Streptostyla Shuttleworth, 1852[4] - type genus of the subfamily Streptostylinae
Ecology
Carnivorous.[1]
ss="reference">[5]subfamily Streptostylinae
- Myxastyla Thompson, 1995[4]
- Oryzosoma Pilsbry, 1891[4]
- Salasiella Strebel, 1877[4]
- Strebelia Crosse & Fischer, 1868[4]
- Streptostyla Shuttleworth, 1852[4] - type genus of the subfamily Streptostylinae
Ecology
Carnivorous.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Thompson F. G. (2010). "Four species of land snails from Costa Rica and Panama (Pulmonata: Spiraxidae)". Revista de Biolog?a Tropical 58(1): 195-202. PubMed, PDF.
- ^ a b Bouchet P., Rocroi J.-P., Fr?da J., Hausdorf B., Ponder W., Vald?s ?. & War?n A. (2005). "Classification and nomenclator of gastropod families". Malacologia: International Journal of Malacology (Hackenheim, Germany: ConchBooks) 47 (1-2): 1?397. ISBN 3925919724. ISSN 0076-2997. http://www.archive.org/details/malacologia47122005inst.
- ^ "Poiretia P. Fischer 1883". Fauna Europaea, accessed 17 January 2011.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Thompson F. G. (16 June 2008). "AN ANNOTATED CHECKLIST AND BIBLIOGRAPHY OF THE LAND AND FRESHWATER SNAILS OF MEXICO AND CENTRAL AMERICA". "PART 4 PULMONATA (ACHATINOIDEA-SAGDOIDEA)". accessed 14 January 2011.
- ^ "Poiretia P. Fischer 1883". Fauna Europaea, accessed 17 January 2011.
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Taxonomy
The Family Spiraxidae is a member of the Superfamily Testacelloidea. Here is the complete "parentage" of Spiraxidae:
- Domain: Eukaryota
Whittaker & Margulis,1978 - eukaryotes
- Kingdom: Animalia
C. Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
- Subkingdom: Bilateria
(Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983 - bilaterians
- Branch: Protostomia
Grobben, 1908 - protostomes
- Infrakingdom: Lophotrochozoa
- Lophotrochozoans
- Superphylum: Eutrochozoa
- Phylum: Mollusca
(C. Linnaeus, 1758) Cuvier, 1795 - Molluscs
- Class: Gastropoda
Cuvier, 1795 - Snails and Slugs
- Subclass: Orthogastropoda
Ponder & Lindberg, 1996
- Superorder: Heterobranchia
J.E. Gray, 1840
- Order: Pulmonata
Cuvier, in Blainville, 1814 - land snails and slugs
- Suborder: Eupulmonata
(Haszprunar & Huber, 1990)
- Infraorder: Stylommatophora
A. Schmidt, 1855
- Superfamily: Testacelloidea
Gray, 1840
- Family: Spiraxidae H.B. Baker, 1939
- Superfamily: Testacelloidea
Gray, 1840
- Infraorder: Stylommatophora
A. Schmidt, 1855
- Suborder: Eupulmonata
(Haszprunar & Huber, 1990)
- Order: Pulmonata
Cuvier, in Blainville, 1814 - land snails and slugs
- Superorder: Heterobranchia
J.E. Gray, 1840
- Subclass: Orthogastropoda
Ponder & Lindberg, 1996
- Class: Gastropoda
Cuvier, 1795 - Snails and Slugs
- Phylum: Mollusca
(C. Linnaeus, 1758) Cuvier, 1795 - Molluscs
- Superphylum: Eutrochozoa
- Infrakingdom: Lophotrochozoa
- Lophotrochozoans
- Branch: Protostomia
Grobben, 1908 - protostomes
- Subkingdom: Bilateria
(Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983 - bilaterians
- Kingdom: Animalia
C. Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
The Family Spiraxidae is further organized into finer groupings including:
- Genus (11): Englandena · Euglandina · Obeliscus · Pittieria · Poiretia · Pseudosubulina · Salasiella · Spiraxis · Streptostyla · Synapterpes · Volutaxis
- Species: ZipcodeZoo has pages for 123 species and subspecies in the Family Spiraxidae.
Genera
Englandena
Euglandina
Euglandina is a genus of medium- to large-sized land snails in the family Spiraxidae. [more]
Obeliscus
Pittieria
Poiretia
Pseudosubulina
Salasiella
Spiraxis
Streptostyla
Streptostyla is a genus of in the Oleacinidae family. It contains the following species: [more]
Synapterpes
Volutaxis
More info about the Genus Volutaxis may be found here.
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Thompson F. G. (2010). "Four species of land snails from Costa Rica and Panam a (Pulmonata: Spiraxidae)". Revista de Biolog?a Tropical 58(1): 195-202. PubMed, PDF.
- ^ a b Bouchet P., Rocroi J.-P., Fr?da J., Hausdorf B., Ponder W., Vald?s ?. & War?n A. (2005). "Classification and nomenclator of gastropod families". Malacologia: International Journal of Malacology (Hackenheim, Germany: ConchBooks) 47 (1-2): 1?397. ISBN 3925919724. ISSN 0076-2997. http://www.archive.org/details/malacologia47122 005inst.
- ^ "Poiretia P. Fischer 1883". Fauna Europaea, accessed 17 January 2011.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Thompson F. G. (16 June 2008). "AN ANNOT ATED CHECKLIST AND BIBLIOGRAPHY OF THE LAND AND FRESHWATER SNAILS OF MEXICO AND CENTRAL AMERICA". "PART 4 PULMONATA (ACHATINOIDEA-SAGDOIDEA)". accessed 14 January 2011.
- ^ "Poiretia P. Fischer 1883". Fauna Europaea, accessed 17 January 2011.
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