Cyclodontinidae

Cyclodontinidae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Stylommatophora
Suborder: Helicina
Superfamily: Orthalicoidea
Family: Cyclodontinidae
Salvador & Breure, 2023
Genera

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Cyclodontinidae is a taxonomic family of medium-sized to large, air-breathing, tropical and sub-tropical land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs belonging to the superfamily Orthalicoidea.[1]

Genera

  • Bahiensis Jousseaume, 1877
  • Burringtonia Parodiz, 1944
  • Clessinia Doering, 1875
  • Cyclodontina H. Beck, 1837
  • Moricandia Pilsbry & Vanatta, 1898
  • Plagiodontes Doering, 1877
  • Ventania Parodiz, 1940
Synonyms
  • Euodontostomus Holmberg, 1912: synonym of Spixia Pilsbry & Vanatta, 1898: synonym of Clessinia Doering, 1875
  • Scalarinella Dohrn, 1875: synonym of Clessinia Doering, 1875
  • Spixia Pilsbry & Vanatta, 1898: synonym of Clessinia Doering, 1875
  • Spixinella Hylton Scott, 1952: synonym of Spixia Pilsbry & Vanatta, 1898: synonym of Clessinia Doering, 1875

References

  1. ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Cyclodontinidae Salvador & Breure, 2023. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1671476 on 2025-08-19
  • Salvador, R. B.; Silva, F. S.; Cavallari, D. C.; Köhler, F.; Slapcinsky, J.; Breure, A. S. H. (2023). "Molecular phylogeny of the Orthalicoidea land snails: Further support and surprises". PLOS ONE. 18 (7): 15. Bibcode:2023PLoSO..1888533S. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0288533. PMC 10370776. PMID 37494326.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)