Epirobiidae


Epirobiidae is a family of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Urocoptoidea.

Taxonomy

The American malacologist Fred G. Thompson established the family Epirobiidae in 2012 for five genera of snails, which were previously placed within the family Urocoptidae.

Genera

Genera in the family Epirobiidae include:Epirobia Strebel & Pfeffer, 1880 - the type genus of the family Epirobiidae, 13 speciesPropilsbrya Bartsch, 1906 - two speciesPectinistemma Rehder, 1940 - five speciesGyrocion Pilsbry, 1904 - probable placement within Epirobiidae; the single species is Gyrocion mirabilis Prionoloplax Pilsbry, 1953 - probable placement within Epirobiidae; the single species is ''Prionoloplax odontoplax''