Amnicolidae
Family of gastropods
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::summary Family of gastropods ::
| image = Amnicola dalli shell.jpg | image_caption = Drawing of the shell of Amnicola dalli with the operculum next to it | taxon = Amnicolidae | authority = Tryon, 1863|diversity_ref = |synonyms_ref= |synonyms=
- Amnicolinae Tryon, 1863 superseded rank
- Erhaiini G. M. Davis & Y.-H. Kuo, 1985
- Kolhymamnicolidae Starobogatov, 1983
- Lyogyrinae Pilsbry, 1916
- Parabythinellinae Radoman, 1976
- Pseudobythinellini G. M. Davis & C.-E. Chen, 1992 | diversity_link = #Subfamilies | diversity = About 200 freshwater species
Amnicolidae is a family of small freshwater snails with a gill and an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Rissooidea.
This family is in the clade Littorinimorpha (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005). This family was previously considered to be a subfamily of Hydrobiidae.
Subfamilies
The family Amnicolidae consists of 3 subfamilies (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005):
- Subfamily Amnicolinae Tryon, 1863, synonymised with:
- Tribe Erhaiini Davis & Kuo, 1985
- Subfamily Lyogyrinae Pilsbry, 1916
- Subfamily Parabythinellinae Radoman, 1976
- Tribe Pseudobythinellini Davis & Chen, 1992
- Subfamily Baicaliinae P. Fisher, 1885, synonymised with:
- Subfamily Liobaicaliinae B. Dybowski & Grochmalicki, 1913
- Subfamily Turribaicaliinae B. Dybowski & Grochmalicki, 1917
Genera
- Akiyoshia Kuroda & Habe, 1954,: belongs to family Erhaiidae G. M. Davis & Y.-H. Kuo, 1985
- Amnicola Gould & Haldeman, 1840
- Chencuia Davis, 1997: belongs to the family Erhaiidae G. M. Davis & Y.-H. Kuo, 1985
- Colligyrus Hershler, 1999
- Dasyscias F. G. Thompson & Hershler, 1991
- Erhaia Davis & Kuo, 1985,: belongs to the family Erhaiidae G. M. Davis & Y.-H. Kuo, 1985
- † Kangxianospira F. Guo, 1982
- Kolhymamnicola Starobogatov & Budnikova, 1976
- † Luofuspira W. Yü, 1977
- Lyogyrus Gill, 1863
- Marstoniopsis van Regteren Altena, 1936
- † Mesopyrgium Yen & Reeside, 1946
- Moria Kuroda & Habe, 1958
- † Pachychiloides Wenz, 1939 †
- Parabythinella Radoman, 1973
- † Protamnicola Yen, 1946 †
- † Pycnanema H.-Z. Pan, 1980
- Rachipteron F.G. Thompson, 1964
- † Reesidella Yen, 1953
- † Sagia Yen, 1952
- † Stantonogyra Yen, 1946
- † Subtilistriata H.-Z. Pan, 1980
- Taylorconcha Hershler, Frest, Johannes, Bowler & F. G. Thompson, 1994
- † Triasamnicola Yen & Reeside, 1946
- † Trochispira Yen, 1954
- † Yongkangia W. Yü, 1980
References
References
- Strong E. E., Gargominy O., [[Winston Ponder. Ponder W. F.]] & Bouchet P. (2008). "Global Diversity of Gastropods (Gastropoda; Mollusca) in Freshwater". ''[[Hydrobiologia]]'' 595: 149-166. {{hdl. 10088/7390 {{doi. 10.1007/s10750-007-9012-6.
- {{Bouchet 2005
- Davis G. M. & Rao S. (1997). "Discovery of ''Erhaia'' (Gastropoda: Pomatiopsidae) in northern India with description of a new genus of Erhaiini from China". ''[[Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia]]'' '''48''': 273-299. [https://www.jstor.org/stable/4065055 JSTOR].
- Davis G. M., Kuo Y.-H. Hoagland K. E., Chen P.-L., Yang H.-M. & Chen D.-J. (1985). ''Erhaia'', a new genus and new species of Pomatiopsidae from China (Gastropoda: Rissoacea). ''[[Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia]]'', 137, 48–78.
- Thompson F. G. (1964). A new aquatic snail of the family Amnicolidae from Costa Rica. ''Revista de Biología Tropical'', 12(1), 97–105.
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