Oleacinidae
Oleacinidae is a taxonomic family of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the clade Eupulmonata.
Anatomy
In this family, the number of haploid chromosomes lies between 26 and 30.Taxonomy
2005 taxonomy
The family Oleacinidae is classified within the informal group Sigmurethra, itself belonging to the clade Stylommatophora within the clade Eupulmonata.The family Oleacinidae consists of the following subfamilies :
- Oleacininae Henry [Adams (zoologist)|H. Adams] & A. Adams, 1855 - synonyms: Polyphemidae Gistel, 1868 ; Glandinidae Bourguignat, 1877; Streptostylini H. B. Baker, 1941
- Euglandininae H. B. Baker, 1941
- Varicellinae H. B. Baker, 1941
2010 taxonomy
Thompson have redefined subfamilies in Spiraxidae and have moved Euglandininae and Streptostylinae as subfamilies of Spiraxidae.Genera
Genera in the family Oleacinidae include:subfamily OleacininaeOleacina Röding, 1798 - type genus of the family OleacinidaePalaeoglandina Wenz, 1914Pseudoleacina Wenz, 1914
subfamily VaricellinaeVaricella L. Pfeiffer, 1854 - type genus of the subfamily VaricellinaeGlandinella L. Pfeiffer, 1878Laevaricella Pilsbry, 1907Melaniella L. Pfeiffer, 1857Sigmataxis Pilsbry, 1907