| Pyramidulidae | |
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| Five shells of Pyramidula rupestris | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Stylommatophora |
| Suborder: | Helicina |
| Infraorder: | Pupilloidei |
| Superfamily: | Pupilloidea |
| Family: | Pyramidulidae Kennard & B. B. Woodward, 1914 |
Pyramidulidae is a family of small air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Pupilloidea.1
Anatomy
In this family, the number of haploid chromosomes lies between 26 and 30 (according to the values in this table).2
Genera
Genera within the family Pyramidulidae include:
- Pyramidula Fitzinger, 1833 - the type genus
- Synonyms
- Cratere Porro, 1838: synonym of Pyramidula Fitzinger, 1833
- Pyramidulops Habe, 1956: synonym of Pyramidula Fitzinger, 1833
References
References
- MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Pyramidulidae Kennard & B. B. Woodward, 1914. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=842725 on 2022-03-15
- Barker G. M.: Gastropods on Land: Phylogeny, Diversity and Adaptive Morphology. in Barker G. M. (ed.): The biology of terrestrial molluscs. CABI Publishing, Oxon, UK, 2001, ISBN 0-85199-318-4. 1-146, cited pages: 139 and 142.