Elasmognatha
Elasmognatha is a taxonomic grouping, a clade, of air-breathing land snails and slugs, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs.
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Succinea putris in the Succineidae | |
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(unranked): | clade Heterobranchia clade Euthyneura Order Panpulmonata clade Eupulmonata clade Stylommatophora clade Elasmognatha |
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A number of species in this taxonomic group are endangered.
Taxonomy
In the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005,[1] Elasmognatha is treated as a clade within the larger clade Stylommatophora.
The following two superfamilies and families have been recognized in the taxonomy of Bouchet & Rocroi (2005):
- superfamily Succineoidea
- family Succineidae
- superfamily Athoracophoroidea
- family Athoracophoridae
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References
- Bouchet, Philippe; Rocroi, Jean-Pierre; Frýda, Jiri; Hausdorf, Bernard; Ponder, Winston; Valdés, Ángel & Warén, Anders (2005). "Classification and nomenclator of gastropod families". Malacologia. Hackenheim, Germany: ConchBooks. 47 (1–2): 1–397. ISBN 3-925919-72-4. ISSN 0076-2997.
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