Amastridae Explained
Amastridae is a taxonomic family of small, air-breathing, land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Pupilloidea.[1]
Distribution
This family is endemic to the Hawaiian Islands.
Genera
- Subfamily Amastrinae Pilsbry, 1910
- Subfamily Leptachatininae Cockerell, 1913
- Genera brought into synonymy:
- Carinella L. Pfeiffer, 1875: synonym of Amastra (Kauaia) Sykes, 1900 represented as Amastra H. Adams & A. Adams, 1855
- Helicamastra Pilsbry & Vanatta, 1905: synonym of Tropidoptera Ancey, 1889
- Pterodiscus Pilsbry, 1893: synonym of Tropidoptera Ancey, 1889
References
- Bank, R. A. (2017). Classification of the Recent terrestrial Gastropoda of the World. Last update: July 16, 2017
Notes and References
- MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Amastridae Pilsbry, 1910. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=994718 on 2021-02-21