Xanthonychidae is a family of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Helicoidea. [2]
This family is within the superorder Eupulmonata (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005).
2017 taxonomy
The family Xanthonychidae consists of the following subfamilies:
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Echinichinae F.G. Thompson & Naranjo-García, 2012
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Epiphragmophorinae Hoffmann, 1928
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Helminthoglyptinae Pilsbry, 1939
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Humboldtianinae Pilsbry, 1939
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Lysinoinae Hoffmann, 1928
- tribe Lysinoini Hoffmann, 1928
- tribe Leptariontini H. Nordsieck, 1987 - synonym: Tryonigentinae Schileyko, 1991
- tribe Metostracini H. Nordsieck, 1987
- Metostracinae H. Nordsieck, 1987: synonym of Metostracini H. Nordsieck, 1987 (original rank)
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Monadeniinae H. Nordsieck, 1987
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Xanthonychinae Strebel & Pfeffer, 1879
Trichodiscininae H. Nordsieck, 1987: belongs to the family Trichodiscinidae H. Nordsieck, 1987
Lysinoidae may be treated as a separate family with subfamilies Leptariontinae, Lysinoinae and Metostracinae.[3]
Genera
Genera in the family Xanthonychidae include:
- Subfamily Echinichinae F.G. Thompson & Naranjo-García, 2012
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Echinix F.G. Thompson & Naranjo-García, 2012
- Subfamily Epiphragmophorinae Hoffmann, 1928
- subfamily Helminthoglyptinae Pilsbry, 1939
- Subfamily Humboldtianinae Pilsbry, 1939
- Tribe Bunnyini H. Nordsieck, 1987
- Tribe Humboldtianini Pilsbry, 1939
- Subfamily Lysinoinae Hoffmann, 1928
- Tribe Leptariontini H. Nordsieck, 1987
- Tribe Lysinoini Hoffmann, 1928
- Tribe Metostracini H. Nordsieck, 1987
- Subfamily Monadeniinae H. Nordsieck, 1987
- Subfamily Xanthonychinae Strebel & Pfeffer, 1879
References
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^ Strebel & Pfeffer (1879). Beitrag zur Kenntniss der Fauna mexicanischer Land- und Süsswasser Conchylien, 4: 25.
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^ a b MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Xanthonychidae Strebel & Pfeffer, 1879. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=994714 on 2021-02-25
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^ Bank, R. (2017). Lysinoidae Hoffmann, 1928. In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=994710 on 2017-08-29
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^ a b Barrientos, Zaidett (2003). "Lista de especies de moluscos terrestres (Archaeogastropoda, Mesogastropoda, Archaeopulmonata, Stylommatophora, Soleolifera) informadas para Costa Rica". Revista Biología Tropical. 51: 293–304.
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^ Bouchet, Philippe; Rocroi, Jean-Pierre; Frýda, Jiri; Hausdorf, Bernard; Ponder, Winston; Valdés, Ángel & Warén, Anders (2005). "Classification and nomenclator of gastropod families". Malacologia. Hackenheim, Germany: ConchBooks. 47 (1–2): 1–397. ISBN 3-925919-72-4. ISSN 0076-2997.
- Bank, R. A. (2017). Classification of the Recent terrestrial Gastropoda of the World. Last update: July 16th, 2017