Simpulopsidae


Simpulopsidae is a taxonomic family of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the superfamily Orthalicoidea.

Taxonomy

2005 taxonomy

This taxon was placed as the tribe Simpulopsini, in the subfamily Bulimulinae, within the family Orthalicidae, according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda (Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005).

2012 taxonomy

Breure & Romero elevated Simpulopsini to Simpulopsidae.

Genera

Genera in the family Simpulopsidae include:Leiostracus Albers, 1850Rhinus Albers, 1860Simpulopsis Beck, 1837 - type genus of the tribe Simpulopsini