Microcystidae

Microcystidae
Wilhelminaia mathildae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Stylommatophora
Superfamily: Trochomorphoidea
Family: Microcystidae
Thiele, 1931

Microcystidae is a family of land snails in the order Stylommatophora.[1]

Species

As of 2026, there were 23 genera recognized in the family Microcystidae:[2]

Subfamily Liardetiinae H. B. Baker, 1938
  • Cookeana H. B. Baker, 1938
  • Deliciola Iredale, 1944
  • KieconchaIredale, 1913
  • Kusaiea H. B. Baker, 1938
  • Liardetia Gude, 1913
  • Pukaloa H. B. Baker, 1938
  • SiamoconusPholyotha, 2023
  • Wilhelminaia Preston, 1913
Subfamily Microcystinae Thiele, 1931
Subfamily Philonesiinae H. B. Baker, 1938
  • Aukena H. B. Baker, 1940
  • Hiona H. B. Baker, 1940
  • Kaala C. M. Cooke, 1940
  • Mendana H. B. Baker, 1938
  • Philonesia Sykes, 1900
Subfamily Incerta sedis
  • Genus Pittoconcha Preston, 1913
  • Genus Advena Gude, 1913
  • Genus Greenwoodoconcha Preston, 1913

References

  1. ↑ Hyman, Isabel T.; Caiza, Jennifer; Köhler, Frank (2023-06-15). "Systematic revision of the microcystid land snails endemic to Norfolk Island (Gastropoda: Stylommatophora) based on comparative morpho-anatomy and mitochondrial phylogenetics". Invertebrate Systematics. 37 (6): 334–443. doi:10.1071/IS22049. ISSN 1447-2600.
  2. ↑ "IRMNG - Microcystidae Thiele, 1931". irmng.org. Retrieved 2026-07-16.
  • Thiele, J. (1929–1935). Handbuch der systematischen Weichtierkunde. Jena: Gustav Fisher. pp. 1–1154.