Vitrinidae
Vitrinidae is a family of small, air-breathing land snails and semi-slugs, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Limacoidea.
Distribution
The distribution of the Vitrinidae includes the Nearctic, western Palearctic, eastern Palearctic, and Ethiopian zones, as well as Hawaii.Anatomy
Snails in this family make and use love darts made of chitin.In this family, the number of haploid chromosomes lies between 26 and 35.
Genera
Genera in the family Vitrinidae include:- † Planellavitrina Margry, 2018
- † Provitrina Wenz, 1919
- Arabivitrina Thiele, 1931
- Azorivitrina Giusti, Fiorentino, Benocci & Manganelli, 2011
- Calidivitrina Pilsbry, 1919
- Canarivitrina Valido & M. R. Alonso, 2000
- Guerrina Odhner, 1954
- Insulivitrina P. Hesse, 1923
- Madeirovitrina Groh & Hemmen, 1986
- Megavitrina Bank, Menkhorst & Neubert, 2016
- Phenacolimax Stabile, 1859
- Plutonia Morelet, 1864
- Sanettivitrina Pfarrer, Rowson, Tattersfield & Neubert, 2021
- Sardovitrina Manganelli & Giusti, 2005
- Eucobresia H. B. Baker, 1929
- Hessemilimax Schileyko, 1986
- Oligolimax P. Fischer, 1878
- Semilimacella Soós, 1917
- Semilimax Gray, 1847
- Vitrina Draparnaud, 1801
- Vitrinobrachium Künkel, 1929
- Balcanovitrina Ošanova & L. Pintér, 1968: synonym of Semilimacella Soós, 1917
- Chlamydea Westerlund, 1886: synonym of Semilimax Gray, 1847
- Cobresia Hübner, 1810: synonym of Vitrina Draparnaud, 1801
- Gallandia Bourguignat, 1880: synonym of Oligolimax P. Fischer, 1878
- Helicolimax J. Férussac, 1807: synonym of Vitrina Draparnaud, 1801
- Hyalina S. Studer, 1820: synonym of Vitrina Draparnaud, 1801
- Pagana Gistel, 1848: synonym of Vitrina Draparnaud, 1801
- Targionia P. Hesse, 1923: synonym of Semilimacella Soós, 1917
- Tozzettia P. Hesse, 1924: synonym of Semilimacella Soós, 1917
- Trochovitrina O. Boettger, 1880: synonym of Oligolimax P. Fischer, 1878
- Vitrinopugio Ihering, 1892: synonym of Semilimax Gray, 1847
- Vitriplutonia Collinge, 1893: synonym of Plutonia Morelet, 1864
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