Helicarionidae
Five worn shells of Erepta setiliris in the family Helicarionidae, at Réunion island
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Stylommatophora
Suborder: Helicina
Infraorder: Limacoidei
Superfamily: Helicarionoidea
Family: Helicarionidae
Bourguignat, 1877[1]

Helicarionidae is a family of air-breathing land snails or semi-slugs, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Helicarionoidea.[2]

Distribution

The distribution of Helicarionidae includes the eastern Palearctic, Malagasy, India, south-eastern Asia, Hawaii, and Australia.[3]

Anatomy

Species of snails within this family make and use love darts made of chitin.

In this family, the number of haploid chromosomes lies between 21 and 30 (according to the values in this table).[4]

Taxonomy

The family Helicarionidae is nested within the limacoid clade, as shown in the following cladogram :[3]

 limacoid clade 
 Staffordioidea 

Staffordiidae

 Dyakioidea 

Dyakiidae

 Gastrodontoidea 

Pristilomatidae

Chronidae

Euconulidae

Trochomorphidae

Gastrodontidae

Oxychilidae

 Parmacelloidea 

Trigonochlamydidae

Parmacellidae

Milacidae

 Zonitoidea 

Zonitidae

 Helicarionoidea 

Helicarionidae

Ariophantidae

Urocyclidae

 Limacoidea 

Vitrinidae

Boettgerillidae

Limacidae

Agriolimacidae

Genera

The following genera are recognised in the family Helicarionidae:[5]

Subfamily Helicarioninae
  • Amenixesta Iredale, 1941
  • Antiquarion J. Stanisic, 2010
  • Attenborougharion Hyman & Köhler, 2017
  • Bathia G.C. Robson, 1914
  • Brevisentis Hyman, 2007
  • Burnettia J.Stanisic, 2010
  • Caldwellia H. Adams, 1873
  • Chalepotaxis Ancey, 1887
  • Colmanarion Stanisic, 2010
  • Ctenoglypta Ancey, 1904
  • Ctenophila Ancey, 1882
  • Cucullarion Stanisic, 1998
  • Dancea Zilch, 1960
  • Delinitesta Iredale, 1933
  • Dendrolamellaria Preston, 1913
  • Dendronitor Iredale, 1933
  • Dupontia Godwin-Austen, 1908
  • Echonitor Iredale, 1937
  • Eddiella Stanisic, 2010
  • Einasleighana Stanisic, 2010
  • Elatonitor Stanisic, 2010
  • Ellarion Iredale, 1941
  • Epiglypta Pilsbry, 1893
  • Erepta Albers, 1850
  • Eufretum H.B. Baker, 1941
  • Expocystis Iredale, 1937
  • Fastosarion Iredale, 1933
  • Fenestrarion Stanisic, 2010
  • Fijia Gude, 1913
  • Gudeoconcha Iredale, 1944
  • Harmogenanina Germain, 1918
  • Helicarion Férussac, 1821
  • Howearion Iredale, 1944
  • Irenella Gude, 1913
  • Kalidos Gude, 1911
  • Laconia Gray, 1855
  • Laocaia Kuzminykh, 1999
  • Levidens Hyman, 2007
  • Limpidarion Hyman & Köhler, 2020
  • Luinarion Iredale, 1933
  • Mistarion Iredale, 1941
  • Montanocystis Stanisic, 2010
  • Mysticarion Iredale, 1941
  • Nesonanina C.R. Boettger, 1918
  • Nitor Gude, 1911
  • Pachystyla Mörch, 1852
  • Palmervillea Stanisic, 2010
  • Parmacochlea E.A. Smith, 1884
  • Parmavitrina Iredale, 1937
  • Parmella H. Adams, 1867
  • Parmellops Iredale, 1944
  • Peloparion Iredale, 1937
  • Periclocystis Iredale, 1937
  • Petalochlamys Godwin-Austen, 1907
  • Plegma Gude, 1911
  • Pravonitor Iredale, 1937
  • Pseudophasis Germain, 1918
  • Pseudosaphtia de Winter, 2008
  • Pseudosesara Solem, 1962
  • Quirosella Clench, 1958
  • Saphtia de Winter, 2008
  • Sheaia Hyman, 2007
  • Sigaloeista Shea & O. L. Griffiths, 2010
  • Sitalarion H.B. Baker, 1941
  • Stanisicarion Hyman & Ponder, 2010
  • Tarocystis Iredale, 1937
  • Thularion Stanisic, 1993
  • Torrecystis Stanisic, 2010
  • Tropicystis Stanisic, 2010
  • Urazirochlamys Habe, 1946
  • Vanmolia de Winter, 2008
  • Westracystis Iredale, 1939
  • Zagmena Iredale, 1941
Subfamily Durgellinae Godwin-Austen, 1888
  • tribe Durgellini Godwin-Austen, 1888
    • Aenigmatoconcha C. Tumpeesuwan & S. Tumpeesuwan, 2017
    • Austenia G. Nevill, 1878
    • Cryptaustenia Cockerell, 1891
    • Durgella Blanford, 1863 - type genus of the subfamily Durgellinae[2]
    • Eurychlamys Godwin-Austen, 1899
    • Holkeion Godwin-Austen, 1908
    • Ibycus Heynemann, 1863
    • Muangnua Solem, 1966
    • Nesaecia Gude, 1911
    • Pseudaustenia Cockerell, 1891
    • Rasama Laidlaw, 1932
    • Rhyssotopsis Ancey, 1887
    • Rotungia Godwin-Austen, 1918
    • Satiella W. T. Blanford & Godwin-Austen, 1908
    • Sitala H. Adams, 1865
    • Sivella W.T. Blanford, 1863
    • Sophina Benson, 1859
    • Teraia Solem, 1966
  • tribe Girasiini
    • Girasia Gray, 1855 - type genus of the tribe Girasiini[2]
  • Burmochlamys Pholyotha & Panha, 2022
Unplaced genera
  • Advena Gude, 1913
  • Apothapsia D. T. Holyoak & G. A. Holyoak, 2020
  • Kermarion Iredale, 1944
  • Ovachlamys Habe, 1946
  • Pittoconcha Preston, 1913
  • Ubiquitarion Hyman, Lamborena & Köhler, 2017

References

  1. Bourguignat J. R. (1877). "Description de deux nouveaux genres algériens, suive d'une classification des families et des genres de Mollusques terrestres et fluviatiles du système européen". Bulletin de la Société des Sciences Physiques et Naturelles de Toulouse 3(1): 49-101. page 64.
  2. 1 2 3 Bouchet, Philippe; Rocroi, Jean-Pierre; Frýda, Jiri; Hausdorf, Bernard; Ponder, Winston; Valdés, Ángel & Warén, Anders (2005). "Classification and nomenclator of gastropod families". Malacologia. Hackenheim, Germany: ConchBooks. 47 (1–2): 1–397. ISBN 3-925919-72-4. ISSN 0076-2997.
  3. 1 2 Hausdorf B. (2000). "Biogeography of the Limacoidea sensu lato (Gastropoda: Stylommatophora): Vicariance Events and Long-Distance Dispersal". Journal of Biogeography 27(2): 379-390. doi:10.1046/j.1365-2699.2000.00403.x, JSTOR.
  4. G. M. Barker (2001). The Biology of Terrestrial Molluscs. CABI. p. 139. ISBN 978-0-85199-318-8.
  5. "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Helicarionidae Bourguignat, 1877". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2022-10-12.
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