Draparnaudia


Draparnaudia is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Partuloidea.
Draparnaudia is the only genus in the family Draparnaudiidae.
Both the family name and the genus name of these snails were created to honor the 18th century French malacologist Jacques Philippe Raymond Draparnaud.

Distribution

This genus is endemic to New Caledonia, in Melanesia and – probably introduced – to Vanuatu.

Taxonomy

The family Draparnaudiidae is classified within the informal group Orthurethra, itself belonging to the clade Stylommatophora within the clade Eupulmonata. Draparnaudia is the type genus of the family Draparnaudiidae.
Draparnaudiidae consists of one genus with six species:Draparnaudia anniae Tillier & Mordan, 1995 Draparnaudia gassiesi Pilsbry, 1902Draparnaudia michaudi Montrouzier, 1859 – type speciesDraparnaudia singularis Draparnaudia subnecata Tillier & Mordan, 1995Draparnaudia walkeri Sykes, 1903