- Source: Cerastidae
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
Description
Anatomically speaking, there is no flagellum in the reproductive system of snails in the family Cerastidae, and this is what distinguishes this family from its sister group the family Enidae.
References
External links
Wenz, W. (1923–1930). Fossilium Catalogus I: Animalia. Gastropoda extramarina tertiaria. W. Junk, Berlin. Vol. I: 1–352 pp. (1923), Vol. II: 353–736 pp. (1923), Vol. III: 737–1068 pp. (1923), Vol. IV: 1069–1420 pp. (1923), Vol. V: 1421–1734 pp. (1923), Vol. VI: 1735–1862 pp. (1923), Vol. VII: 1863–2230 pp. (1926), Vol. VIII: 2231–2502 pp. (1928), Vol. IX: 2503–2886 pp. (1929), Vol. X: 2887–3014 pp. (1929), Vol. XI: 3015–3387 pp. (1930)
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