Clausiliidae


Clausiliidae, also known by the common name door snails, is a taxonomic family of small, very elongate, mostly left-handed, air-breathing land snails, sinistral terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks.
With over 1700 recognized recent and fossil species, this is among the most diverse families of terrestrial gastropods, although the marine gastropod family Pyramidellidae is larger.
Most species of Clausiliidae have an anatomical structure known as a clausilium, which enables the snail to close off the aperture of the shell with a sliding "door".

Shell description

Almost all the species of snails in the family of door snails are sinistral, which is an uncommon feature in gastropod shells in general.
These snails have shells which are extremely high-spired, with numerous whorls.
The shells tend to be club-shaped, tapering at both ends to a rounded nub. The aperture usually has visible folds.

The clausilium

Clausiliids are also very unusual among pulmonate gastropods in that most of them have a "door" or clausilium. The clausilium is not the same thing as an operculum, which does not exist at all in most pulmonate gastropods.
The clausilium is a calcareous structure, tongue-shaped or spoon-shaped, which can close the aperture of the snail shell to protect the soft parts against predation by animals such as carnivorous beetle larvae. The narrow end of the clausilium slides in the grooves that are formed by the folds on the inside of the shell.

Anatomy

In this family, the number of haploid chromosomes lies between 21 and 30.

Taxonomy

The type genus is Clausilia Draparnaud, 1805.
The family Clausiliidae is classified within the informal group Sigmurethra, itself belonging to the clade Stylommatophora within the clade Eupulmonata.

2005 taxonomy

The taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005 recognizes subfamilies as follows:
subfamily Clausiliinae Gray, 1855
  • tribe Baleini – synonyms: Laciniariini H. Nordsieck, 1963; Tristaniinae Schileyko, 1999
  • tribe Clausiliini Gray, 1855 – synonym: Fusulinae Lindholm, 1924
  • tribe Gracillariini H. Nordsieck, 1979
subfamily Alopiinae A. J. Wagner, 1913
  • tribe Alopiini A. J. Wagner, 1913
  • tribe Cochlodinini Lindholm, 1925 – synonym: Marpessinae Wenz, 1923
  • tribe Delimini Brandt, 1956 – synonym: Papilliferini Brandt, 1961
  • tribe Medorini H. Nordsieck, 1997
  • tribe Montenegrinini H. Nordsieck, 1972
subfamily † Constrictinae H. Nordsieck, 1981
subfamily Garnieriinae C. Boettger, 1926
  • tribe Garnieriini C. Boettger, 1926
  • tribe Tropidaucheniini H. Nordsieck, 2002
subfamily † Eualopiinae H. Nordsieck, 1978
  • tribe † Eualopiini H. Nordsieck, 1978
  • tribe † Rillyini H. Nordsieck, 1985
subfamily Laminiferinae Wenz, 1923
subfamily Mentissoideinae Lindholm, 1924
  • tribe Mentissoideini Lindholm, 1924 – synonym: Euxininae I. M. Likharev, 1962
  • tribe Acrotomini H. Nordsieck, 1979
  • tribe Boettgeriini H. Nordsieck, 1979
  • tribe Euxinellini Neubert, 2002
  • tribe Filosini H. Nordsieck, 1979
  • tribe Olympicolini Neubert, 2002
  • tribe Strigileuxinini H. Nordsieck, 1994
  • tribe Strumosini H. Nordsieck, 1994
subfamily Neniinae Wenz, 1923 – Neniastrinae H. B. Baker, 1930
subfamily Phaedusinae A. J. Wagner, 1922
  • † tribe Disjunctariini H. Nordsieck, 2014
  • tribe Megalophaedusini Zilch, 1954 – synonym: Zaptyxini Zilch, 1954
  • † tribe Nordsieckiini H. Nordsieck, 2007
  • tribe Phaedusini A. J. Wagner, 1922
  • † tribe Serrulellini H. Nordsieck, 2007
  • tribe Serrulinini Ehrmann, 1927
  • tribe Synprosphymini H. Nordsieck, 2007
subfamily Serrulininae Ehrmann, 1927

Genera

Genera include:

Clausiliinae

Tribe Acrotomini H. Nordsieck, 1979
  • Acrotoma O. Boettger, 1881 – with four subgenera: Acrotoma, Acrotomina H. Nordsieck, 1977; Bzybia H. Nordsieck, 1977 and Castelliana Suvorov, 2002
  • Akramowskia H. Nordsieck, 1975
  • Armenica O. Boettger, 1877 – with two subgenera: Armenica and Astrogena Szekeres, 1970
  • Inobseratella Lindholm, 1924
  • Phrygica H. Nordsieck, 1994
  • Roseniella Thiele, 1931 – with two subgenera: Chavchetia Neubert, 1992 and Roseniella
  • Scrobifera O. Boettger, 1877
  • Sprattia O. Boettger, 1883
tribe Baleini
  • Alinda H. & A. Adams, 1855 – with two subgenera: Alinda and Pseudalinda O. Boettger, 1877
  • Balea J. E. Gray, 1824
  • Bulgarica O. Boettger, 1877 – with three subgenera Bulgarica, Pavlovicia H. Nordsieck, 1973 and Strigilecula Kennard & Woodward, 1923
  • Lacinaria Hartmann, 1842
  • Likharevia H. Nordsieck, 1975
  • Mentissa H. & A.Adams, 1855
  • Mentissella H. Nordsieck, 1973
  • Micropontica O. Boettger, 1881 – with two subgenera: Baleopsina Lindholm, 1924 and Micropontica
  • Mucronaria O. Boettger, 1877 – with two subgenera: Index O. Boettger, 1877 and Mucronaria
  • Quadriplicata O. Boettger, 1878
  • Strigillaria Vest, 1867
  • Vestia Hesse, 1916 – with three subgenera: Brabenecia H. Nordsieck, 1974; Vestia and Vestiella H. Nordsieck, 1877
Tribe Boettgeriini H. Nordsieck, 1979
  • Boettgeria O. Boettger, 1863 – with two subgenera: Boettgeriaand Loosjesiella Neubert & Groh, 1998
  • Macroptychia O. Boettger, 1877
  • Sabaeola Lindholm, 1925
tribe Clausiliini
Tribe † Emarginariini H. Nordsieck, 2007
Tribe Euxinellini Neubert, 2002
Tribe Filosini H. Nordsieck, 1979
  • Filosa O. Boettger, 1877
  • Idyla H. & A. Adams, 1855 – with two subgenera: Idyla and Strigilidyla H. Nordsieck, 1994
tribe Gracillariini H. Nordsieck, 1979
Tribe Mentissoideini Lindholm, 1924
  • Elia H. & A.Adams, 1855 – with four subgenera: Acroeuxina O. Boettger, 1877; Caucasica O. Boettger, 1877; Elia and Megaleuxina O. Boettger, 1877
  • Euxina O. Boettger, 1877 – with two subgenera: Euxina and Illunellaria Lindholm, 1924
  • Euxinastra O. Boettger, 1888 – with two subgenera: Euxinastra and Odonteuxina H. Nordsieck, 1875
  • Galeata O. Boettger, 1877
  • Mentissoidea O. Boettger, 1877
Tribe Olympicolini Neubert, 2002
Tribe Strigileuxinini H. Nordsieck, 1994
Tribe Strumosini H. Nordsieck, 1994

Alopiinae A. J. Wagner, 1913

Alopiinae
tribe Alopiini
tribe Cochlodinini Lindholm, 1925
  • Cochlodina A. Férussac, 1821 – with four subgenera: Cochlodina; Cochlodinastra H. Nordsieck, 1977; Paracochlodina H. Nordsieck, 1969; Procochlodina H. Nordsieck, 1969
  • Macedonica O. Boettger, 1877
tribe Delimini R. Brandt, 1956
tribe Medorini H. Nordsieck, 1997

Constrictinae

Fossil subfamily Constrictinae contains genera:

Eualopiinae

Fossil subfamily Eualopiinae contains genera:
Tribe † Eualopiini H. Nordsieck, 1978
  • † Eualopia O. Boettger, 1877 – type genus of the subfamily
  • † Monoptychia H. Nordsieck, 1972
Tribe † Rillyini † H. Nordsieck, 1985

Garnieriinae

Laminiferinae

Tribe Laminiferini Wenz, 1923
Tribe † Oospiroidesini H. Nordsieck, 2007
Tribe † Polloneriini H. Nordsieck, 2007

Mentissoideinae

synonym of the tribe Mentissoideini Lindholm, 1924

Neniinae Wenz, 1923

Tribe Neniini Wenz, 1923

Peruiniinae H. Nordsieck, 2005

Phaedusinae A. J. Wagner, 1922

Tribe † Disjunctariini H. Nordsieck, 2014
Tribe † Nordsieckiini H. Nordsieck, 2007
tribe Phaedusini A. J. Wagner, 1922
  • Acanthophaedusa H. Nordsieck, 2007
  • Atractophaedusa Ehrmann, 1927
  • Bacillophaedusa Grego & Szekeres, 2011
  • Bathyptychia Lindholm, 1925 – with three subgenera: Bathyptychia; Brachyptychia H. Nordsieck, 2001 and Strictiphaedusa H. Nordsieck, 2001
  • Castanophaedusa Páll-Gergely & Szekeres, 2017
  • Celsiphaedusa H. Nordsieck, 2001
  • Changphaedusa Motochin & Ueshima, 2017
  • Cylindrophaedusa O. Boettger, 1877 – with three subgenera: Cylindrophaedusa and Montiphaedusa H. Nordsieck, 2002
  • Dautzenbergiella Lindholm, 1924 – with two subgenera: Dautzenbergiella and Mansuyiella H. Nordsieck, 2003
  • Euphaedusa O. Boettger, 1877 – with subgenera: Dentiphaedusa H. Nordsieck, 2003; Euphaedusa; and Telophaedusa H. Nordsieck, 2003
  • Fuchsiana Gredler, 1887
  • Hemiphaedusa O. Boettger, 1877 – with subgenera: Dendrophaedusa H. Nordsieck, 2002; Hemiphaedusa; Hemiphaedusoides H. Nordsieck, 2001; Hemizaptyx Pilsbry, 1905; Labyrinthiphaedusa H. Nordsieck, 2001; Pinguiphaedusa Azuma, 1982; Placeophaedusa Minato, 1994)
  • Juttingia Loosjes, 1965 – with two subgenera: Juttingia and Pseudohemiphaedusa H. Nordsieck, 2002
  • Liparophaedusa Lindholm, 1924
  • Loosjesia H. Nordsieck, 2002
  • Luchuphaedusa Pilsbry, 1901 – with two subgenera: Luchuphaedusa and Nesiophaedusa Pilsbry, 1905
  • Macrophaedusa Moellendorff, 1883
  • Macrophaedusella H. Nordsieck, 2001
  • Megalophaedusa O. Boettger, 1877 – with four subgenera: Megalophaedusa; Mesophaedusa Ehrmann, 1929; Mesozaptyx Kuroda, 1963 and Mundiphaedusa Minato, 1979..
  • Messageriella Páll-Gergely & Szekeres, 2017
  • Miraphaedusa H. Nordsieck, 2005
  • Musaphaedusa H. Nordsieck, 2018
  • Nannophaedusa H. Nordsieck, 2012
  • Notoptychia Ehrmann, 1927
  • Oospira Blanford, 1872 – with subgenera Formosanella H. Nordsieck, 2003; Oospira; Paraformosella H. Nordsieck, 2003 and Siphonophaedusa Lindholm, 1924
  • Papilliphaedusa H. Nordsieck, 2003
  • Paraphaedusa O. Boettger, 1877
  • Phaedusa H. & A.Adams, 1855 – with subgenera: Metaphaedusa H. Nordsieck, 2001; Phaedusa; Pseudophaedusa Tomiyama, 1984
  • Probosciphaedusa Z.-Y. Chen, 2021
  • Reinia Kobelt, 1876 – with three subgenera: Parareinia H. Nordsieck, 1998; Pictophaedusa Azuma, 1982 and Reinia
  • Serriphaedusa H. Nordsieck, 2001
  • Sinigena Lindholm, 1925
  • Solitariphaedusa Motochin & Ueshima, 2017
  • Stereophaedusa O. Boettger, 1877
  • Streptodera Lindholm, 1925
  • Tauphaedusa H. Nordsieck, 2003
  • Tosaphaedusa Ehrmann, 1929
  • Zaptyx Pilsbry, 1901 – with two subgenera: Prozaptyx Loosjes, 1950 and Zaptyx
Tribe † Serrulellini H. Nordsieck, 2007
Tribe Serrulinini Ehrmann, 1927
Tribe Synprosphymini H. Nordsieck, 2007

Synonyms

  • Diceratoptyx Pilsbry, 1905: synonym of Zaptyx Pilsbry, 1900
  • Heterozaptyx Pilsbry, 1906: synonym of Zaptyx Pilsbry, 1900
  • Kazancia Neubert, 1992: synonym of Lindholm, 1924
  • Leptacme Ehrmann, 1927: synonym of Oospira Grego & Szekeres, 2011 represented as Oospira W. T. Blanford, 1872
  • Lindholmiella Ehrmann, 1927: synonym of Oospira Ehrmann, 1927 represented as Oospira W. T. Blanford, 1872
  • Metazaptyx Pilsbry, 1905synonym of Zaptyx Pilsbry, 1900
  • Neniauchenia H. Nordsieck, 2002: synonym of Grandinenia Minato & D.-N. Chen, 1984
  • Neostyriaca A. J. Wagner, 1920: synonym of Clausilia A. J. Wagner, 1920 represented as Clausilia Draparnaud, 1805
  • Oligozaptx Pilsbry, 1905: synonym of Zaptyx Pilsbry, 1905 represented as Zaptyx Pilsbry, 1900
  • Parazaptyx Pilsbry, 1905: synonym of Zaptyx Pilsbry, 1905 represented as Zaptyx Pilsbry, 1900
  • Pliciphaedusa H. Nordsieck, 1998: synonym of Stereophaedusa H. Nordsieck, 1998 represented as Stereophaedusa O. Boettger, 1877
  • Pulchraptyx Minato, 1981: synonym of Zaptyx Minato, 1981 represented as Zaptyx Pilsbry, 1900
  • Renschiphaedusa Loosjes & Loosjes-van Bemmel, 1973: synonym of Phaedusa H. Adams & A. Adams, 1855
  • Selenoptyx Pilsbry, 1908: synonym of Zaptyx Pilsbry, 1908 represented as Zaptyx Pilsbry, 1900
  • Serrulinella H. Nordsieck, 1984: synonym of Serrulina H. Nordsieck, 1984 represented as Serrulina Mousson, 1873
  • Stereozaptyx Pilsbry, 1905: synonym of Zaptyx Pilsbry, 1905 represented as Zaptyx Pilsbry, 1900
  • Thaumatoptyx Pilsbry, 1908: synonym of Zaptyx Pilsbry, 1908 represented as Zaptyx Pilsbry, 1900
  • Tyrannophaedusa Pilsbry, 1901: synonym of Megalophaedusa Pilsbry, 1900 represented as Megalophaedusa O. Boettger, 1877
  • Tyrannozaptyx Käufel, 1930: synonym of Zaptyx Käufel, 1930 represented as Zaptyx Pilsbry, 1900
  • Zaptychopsis Ehrmann, 1927: synonym of Zaptyx Ehrmann, 1927 represented as Zaptyx Pilsbry, 1900

Conservation

Although non-marine molluscs appear to be exceptionally vulnerable to extinction, the IUCN Red list listed only 9 species from this family.