Cerastidae

Cerastidae is a family of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the order Stylommatophora.

Genera

Achatinelloides Nevill, 1878Altenaia Zilch, 1972Amimopina Solem, 1964Archeorachis Schileyko, 1998Cerastus E. von Martens, 1860 Conulinus E. von Martens, 1895Darwininitium Budha & Mordan, 2012Euryptyxis P. Fischer, 1883Gittenedouardia Bank & Menkhorst, 2008Hoqia Neubert, 2005Limicena Connolly, 1925Microscintilla Neubert, 2002Nesiocerastus Van Mol & Coppois, 1980Nesobia Ancey, 1887Pachnodus E. von Martens, 1860Paracerastus Thiele, 1934Passamaella Clessin, 1878Pleurorhachis Connolly, 1938Polychordia Connolly, 1941Rachis Albers, 1850Rhachidina Thiele, 1911Rhachistia Connolly, 1925Soqena Neubert, 2005Zebrinops Thiele, 1931

Description

Anatomically speaking, there is no flagellum in the reproductive system of snails in the family Cerastidae, and this is what distinguishes this family from its sister group the family Enidae.