Punctidae
A live individual of Punctum minutissimum
Apical view of a shell of Punctum pygmaeum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Punctidae
Morse, 1864
Genera

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Synonyms[1]
  • Laomidae
  • Paralaomidae
  • Patulastridae

Punctidae, common name the "dot snails" or "pinhead snails", is a family of minute air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the informal group Sigmurethra (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005).

Genera

The family Punctidae includes the following genera:[1]

  • Subfamily Laominae Suter, 1913
    • Allenella Iredale, 1944
    • Charopinesta Iredale, 1944
    • Christianoconcha Iredale, 1945
    • Dignamoconcha Iredale, 1944
    • Goweriana Shea & Griffiths, 2010
    • Gratilaoma Iredale, 1939
    • Iotula Iredale, 1941
    • Kaputaresta J. Stanisic, 2010
    • Kokikora Climo & Goulstone, 1995
    • Kokopapa Climo & Mahlfeld, 2012
    • Laoma Gray, 1850
    • Laomarex A. W. B. Powell, 1948
    • Laomavix Iredale, 1933
    • Laomopa Iredale, 1945
    • Magilaoma Iredale, 1937
    • Miselaoma Iredale, 1933
    • Obanella Dell, 1952
    • Paralaoma Iredale, 1913
    • Pasmaditta Kershaw & B. J. Smith, 1986
    • Pedicamista Kershaw & B. J. Smith, 1986
    • Pernastela Iredale, 1944
    • Phrixgnathus Hutton, 1882
    • Pichikadi Vargas-Almonacid & Stuardo, 2007
    • Pseudiotula J. Stanisic, 2010
    • Semilaoma Iredale, 1944
    • Taguahelix A. W. B. Powell, 1955
    • Tescilaoma J. Stanisic, 2018
    • Trocholaoma Iredale, 1937
    • Turbolaoma Iredale, 1937
    • Westralaoma Iredale, 1939
  • Subfamily Punctinae E. S. Morse, 1864
  • Genus †Atactolaoma B. A. Marshall & Worthy, 2017
Synonyms
  • Allentula Iredale, 1958: synonym of Allenella Iredale, 1944 (unnecessary substitute name for Alenella Iredale, 1944)
  • Paraloma Iredale, 1913: synonym of Paralaoma Iredale, 1913 (incorrect subsequent spelling)
  • Pleuropunctum Germain, 1928: synonym of Paralaoma Iredale, 1913
  • Toltecia Pilsbry, 1926: synonym of Paralaoma Iredale, 1913

References

  1. 1 2 "Punctidae". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  • Bank, R. A. (2017). Classification of the Recent terrestrial Gastropoda of the World. Last update: July 16, 2017.
  • Bouchet P., Rocroi J.P., Hausdorf B., Kaim A., Kano Y., Nützel A., Parkhaev P., Schrödl M. & Strong E.E. (2017). Revised classification, nomenclator and typification of gastropod and monoplacophoran families. Malacologia. 61(1-2): 1–526.


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