- Source: Simpulopsidae
Simpulopsidae is a taxonomic family of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the superfamily Orthalicoidea.
Taxonomy
= 2005 taxonomy
=This taxon was placed as the tribe Simpulopsini, in the subfamily Bulimulinae, within the family Orthalicidae, according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda (Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005).
= 2012 taxonomy
=Breure & Romero (2012) elevated Simpulopsini to Simpulopsidae.
Genera
Genera in the family Simpulopsidae include:
Leiostracus Albers, 1850
Rhinus Albers, 1860
Simpulopsis Beck, 1837 - type genus of the tribe Simpulopsini
subgenus Eudioptus Albers, 1860