• Source: Trochomorphidae

Trochomorphidae is a family of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Gastrodontoidea (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005). Since 2017, its classification has been revised and it now belongs to the superfamily Trochomorphoidea
This family has no subfamilies (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005).




Distribution


The distribution of Trochomorphidae includes eastern-Palearctic, India, south-eastern Asia, Australian and Polynesia.




Anatomy


In this family, the number of haploid chromosomes lies between 26 and 30 (according to the values in this table).




Genera


Genera within the family Trochomorphidae include:

Benthemia Forcart, 1964
Brazieria Ancey, 1887
Calostropha Ancey, 1887
Coxia Ancey, 1887
Dendrotrochus Pilsbry, 1894
Entomostoma H. B. Baker, 1941
Eurybasis Gude, 1913
Foxidonta Clench, 1950
Geodiscus Iredale, 1941
Geotrochus van Hasselt, 1823
Hogolua Baker, 1941
Kondoa Baker, 1941
Liravidena Solem, 1959
Orpiella L. Pfeiffer & J. E. Gray, 1855
Peleliua H. B. Baker, 1941
Probrazieria H. B. Baker, 1941
Tegumen Gude, 1913
Theskelomensor Iredale, 1933
Trochomorpha Albers, 1850 - type genus of the family Trochomorphidae
Trochositala Schileyko, 2002
Videna A. Adams 1858
Videnoida Minato, 1988
Vitrinoconus C. Semper, 1873




Cladogram


The following cladogram shows the phylogenic relationships of this family to other families within the limacoid clade:




References






Further reading


Baker (1941). Bulletin of the Bishop Museum 116: 273.
Gude G. K. (1914). Mollusca.−II. (Trochomorphidae--Janellidae)''.The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. London, xii + 520 pp., 164 figs.
Vagvolvyi J. (1976). "Body size, aerial dispersal and origin of the Pacific land snail fauna". Syst. Zool 24: 465-488.

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Pulmonata
• Trochomorphidae
• Probrazieria
• Kondoa (gastropod)
• IUCN Red List endangered species (Animalia)
• Entomostoma
• Pulmonata
• Geotrochus
• Foxidonta
• Videna electra
• Brazieria