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Cerastidae

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Cerastidae is a family of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the order Stylommatophora.

Species

FAMILY

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumMollusca
  3. ClassGastropoda
  4. OrderStylommatophora
  5. FamilyCerastidae

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Specimen records
23
With media
1
Family
Cerastidae
Collections
NHMUK, AM, USNM, DMNH, QM, MNHN
Recorded in
Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Seychelles, Yemen, Unknown Or Invalid, India, United States

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents
  • Genera
  • Description
  • References
  • External links

Cerastidae is a family of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the order Stylommatophora.

==Genera== Achatinelloides Nevill, 1878 Altenaia Zilch, 1972 Amimopina Solem, 1964 Archeorachis Schileyko, 1998 Cerastus E. von Martens, 1860 Conulinus E. von Martens, 1895 Darwininitium Budha & Mordan, 2012 Euryptyxis P. Fischer, 1883 Gittenedouardia Bank & Menkhorst, 2008 Hoqia Neubert, 2005 Limicena Connolly, 1925 Microscintilla Neubert, 2002 Nesiocerastus Van Mol & Coppois, 1980 Nesobia Ancey, 1887 Pachnodus E. von Martens, 1860 Paracerastus Thiele, 1934 Passamaella Clessin, 1878 Pleurorhachis Connolly, 1938 Polychordia Connolly, 1941 Rachis Albers, 1850 Rhachidina Thiele, 1911 Rhachistia Connolly, 1925 Soqena Neubert, 2005 Zebrinops Thiele, 1931

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