Amastridae

Amastridae
Shells of Amastra sp. (top) and Leptachatina sp. (bottom)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Stylommatophora
Suborder: Helicina
Infraorder: Pupilloidei
Superfamily: Pupilloidea
Family: Amastridae
Pilsbry, 1910

Amastridae is a taxonomic family of small, air-breathing, land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Pupilloidea.

Distribution

This family is endemic to the Hawaiian Islands.

Genera

Subfamily Amastrinae Pilsbry, 1910
Subfamily Leptachatininae Cockerell, 1913
Genera brought into synonymy

References

  1. ↑ 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