Achatinelloidea
| Achatinellidae | |
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| A live individual of Achatinella bulimoides | |
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| An unidentified species of Auriculella | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): |
clade Heterobranchia clade Euthyneura |
| Superfamily: |
Achatinelloidea Gulick, 1873 |
| Family: |
Achatinellidae Gulick, 1873 |
clade Euthyneura
clade Panpulmonata
clade Eupulmonata
clade Stylommatophora
clade Orthurethra
Achatinellidae is a family of tropical air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Achatinelloidea.
This is the only family in the superfamily Achatinelloidea (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005).
Subfamilies in the family Achatinellidae include:
In this family, the number of haploid chromosomes lies between 16 and 25 (according to the values in the table).
This family of snails occurs widely in the Pacific islands. They are at their most diverse in the Hawaiian group.
Genera in the family Achatinellidae include:
Achatinellinae
Auriculellinae
Elasmatininae
Pacificellinae
Tekoulininae
Tornatellidinae
Tornatellininae
unsorted
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