Trochomorphidae


Trochomorphidae is a family of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Gastrodontoidea. Since 2017, its classification has been revised and it now belongs to the superfamily Trochomorphoidea
This family has no subfamilies.

Distribution

The distribution of Trochomorphidae includes eastern-Palearctic, India, south-eastern Asia, Australia and Polynesia.

Anatomy

In this family, the number of haploid chromosomes lies between 26 and 30.

Genera

Genera within the family Trochomorphidae include:
  • Benthemia Forcart, 1964
  • Brazieria Ancey, 1887
  • Calostropha Ancey, 1887
  • Coxia Ancey, 1887
  • Dendrotrochus Pilsbry, 1894
  • Entomostoma H. B. Baker, 1941
  • Eurybasis Gude, 1913
  • Foxidonta Clench, 1950
  • Geodiscus Iredale, 1941
  • Geotrochus van Hasselt, 1823
  • Hogolua Baker, 1941
  • Kondoa Baker, 1941
  • Liravidena Solem, 1959
  • Orpiella L. Pfeiffer & J. E. Gray, 1855
  • Peleliua H. B. Baker, 1941
  • Probrazieria H. B. Baker, 1941
  • Tegumen Gude, 1913
  • Theskelomensor Iredale, 1933
  • Trochomorpha Albers, 1850 - type genus of the family Trochomorphidae
  • Trochositala Schileyko, 2002
  • Videna A. Adams 1858
  • Videnoida Minato, 1988
  • Vitrinoconus C. Semper, 1873

    Cladogram

The following cladogram shows the phylogenic relationships of this family to other families within the limacoid clade: