Pulmonata
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| Pulmonata Fossil range: Carboniferous–recent |
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 Roman Snail, Helix pomatia
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The Pulmonata or "pulmonates" are an order (once a subclass) of snails and slugs that have developed a pallial lung and thus can breathe air. The group includes many land and freshwater families and a few marine ones.
Pulmonata are known from the Carboniferous to the recent periods.[1]
[edit] Taxonomy
Order Pulmonata Cuvier in Blainville, 1814 (pulmonates)
- Suborder Systellommatophora Pilsbry, 1948
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- Superfamily Onchidioidea Rafinesque, 1815
- Superfamily Otinoidea H. & A. Adams, 1855
- Superfamily Rathouisioidea Sarasin, 1889
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- Suborder Basommatophora Keferstein in Bronn, 1864 (freshwater pulmonates, pond snails)
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- Superfamily Acroloxoidea Thiele, 1931
- Superfamily Amphiboloidea J.E. Gray, 1840
- Superfamily Chilinoidea H. & A. Adams, 1855
- Superfamily Glacidorboidea Ponder, 1986
- Superfamily Lymnaeoidea Rafinesque, 1815
- Superfamily Planorboidea Rafinesque, 1815
- Superfamily Siphonarioidea J.E. Gray, 1840
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- Suborder Eupulmonata Haszprunar & Huber, 1990
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- Infraorder Acteophila Dall, 1885 (= formerly Archaeopulmonata)
- Superfamily Melampoidea Stimpson, 1851
- Infraorder Trimusculiformes Minichev & Starobogatov, 1975
- Superfamily Trimusculoidea Zilch, 1959
- Infraorder Stylommatophora A. Schmidt, 1856 (land snails)
- Subinfraorder Orthurethra
- Superfamily Achatinelloidea Gulick, 1873
- Superfamily Cochlicopoidea Pilsbry, 1900
- Superfamily Partuloidea Pilsbry, 1900
- Superfamily Pupilloidea Turton, 1831
- Subinfraorder Sigmurethra
- Superfamily Acavoidea Pilsbry, 1895
- Superfamily Achatinoidea Swainson, 1840
- Superfamily Aillyoidea Baker, 1960
- Superfamily Arionoidea J.E. Gray in Turnton, 1840
- Superfamily Buliminoidea Clessin, 1879
- Superfamily Camaenoidea Pilsbry, 1895
- Superfamily Clausilioidea Mörch, 1864
- Superfamily Dyakioidea Gude & Woodward, 1921
- Superfamily Gastrodontoidea Tryon, 1866
- Superfamily Helicoidea Rafinesque, 1815
- Superfamily Helixarionoidea Bourguignat, 1877
- Superfamily Limacoidea Rafinesque, 1815
- Superfamily Oleacinoidea H. & A. Adams, 1855
- Superfamily Orthalicoidea Albers-Martens, 1860
- Superfamily Plectopylidoidea Moellendorf, 1900
- Superfamily Polygyroidea Pilsbry, 1894
- Superfamily Punctoidea Morse, 1864
- Superfamily Rhytidoidea Pilsbry, 1893
- Superfamily Sagdidoidera Pilsbry, 1895
- Superfamily Staffordioidea Thiele, 1931
- Superfamily Streptaxoidea J.E. Gray, 1806
- Superfamily Strophocheiloidea Thiele, 1926
- Superfamily Trigonochlamydoidea Hese, 1882
- Superfamily Zonitoidea Mörch, 1864
- ? Superfamily Athoracophoroidea P. Fischer, 1883 (= Tracheopulmonata)
- ? Superfamily Succineoidea Beck, 1837 (= Heterurethra)
- Infraorder Acteophila Dall, 1885 (= formerly Archaeopulmonata)
[edit] References
- ^ (in Czech) Pek I., Vašíček Z., Roček Z., Hajn. V. & Mikuláš R.: Základy zoopaleontologie. - Olomouc, 1996. 264 pp., ISBN 80-7067-599-3.
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- Pulmonate snails & slugs in captivity
- Camaenidae (snails) of Florida on the UF / IFAS Featured Creatures Web site
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