Chondrinidae
TaxonChondrinidae
AuthoritySteenberg, 1925
Subdivision ranksGenera
Subdivision
see text
Diversityabout 70 extant species in six genera plus 4 new species in 2010

Chondrinidae is a family of mostly minute air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the order Pulmonata.

Anatomy

In this family, the number of haploid chromosomes lies between 26 and 30 (according to the values in this table).[1]

Taxonomy

2005 taxonomy

According to the taxonomy of Bouchet & Rocroi (2005) the family Chondrinidae has no subfamilies.

2010 taxonomy

Kokshoorn B. & Gittenberger (2010)[2] established a new subfamily to system of Chondrinidae:[2]

Genera

Synonyms
  • Alloglossa Lindström, 1868: synonym of Chondrina Reichenbach, 1828 (objective junior synonym)
  • Avenacea Fagot, 1891: synonym of Chondrina Reichenbach, 1828 (objective junior synonym)
  • Modicella H. Adams & A. Adams, 1855: synonym of Chondrina Reichenbach, 1828
  • Pupella Swainson, 1840: synonym of Granaria Held, 1838
  • Sandahlia Westerlund, 1887: synonym of Abida W. Turton, 1831
  • Stomodonta Mermet, 1843: synonym of Abida W. Turton, 1831
  • Torquilla S. Studer, 1820: synonym of Abida W. Turton, 1831 (homonym; non Torquilla Brisson, 1760 [Aves])

References

  1. ^ Barker G. M.: Gastropods on Land: Phylogeny, Diversity and Adaptive Morphology. in Barker G. M. (ed.): The biology of terrestrial molluscs. CABI Publishing, Oxon, UK, 2001, ISBN 0-85199-318-4. 1-146, cited pages: 139 and 142.
  2. ^ Kokshoorn B. & Gittenberger E. (2010). "Chondrinidae taxonomy revisited: new synonymies, new taxa, and a checklist of species and subspecies (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Pulmonata)". Zootaxa 2539: 1-62. 22 plates. preview.