Urocoptidae


Urocoptidae is a family of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Urocoptoidea.

Taxonomy

2005 taxonomy

The family Urocoptidae was classified in the superfamily Orthalicoidea.
The family Urocoptidae consists of 7 subfamilies :
  • Urocoptinae Pilsbry, 1898 - synonym: Cylindrellidae Tryon, 1868
  • Apomatinae Paul, 1982
  • Brachypodellinae H. B. Baker, 1956
  • Eucalodiinae P. Fischer & Crosse, 1873
  • Holospirinae Pilsbry, 1946
  • Microceraminae Pilsbry, 1904 - synonyms: Johaniceraminae Jaume & de la Torre, 1972; Macroceraminae Jaume & de la Torre, 1972
  • Tetrentodontinae Bartsch, 1943

2008 taxonomy

Uit de Weerd moved the Urocoptidae to the newly established superfamily Urocoptoidea based on molecular phylogeny research.
The following cladogram based on Bayesian analysis of sequences of 28S ribosomal RNA shows the phylogenic relations within the Urocoptoidea. There are up to 2008 genetically analyzed species of Urocoptidae and one species of Cerionidae marked in khaki color in the cladogram.

2012 taxonomy

Fred G. Thompson established the family Epirobiidae in 2012 for five genera of snails, that were previously placed within Urocoptidae. Data from molecular phylogeny research as well as morphology supports monophyly of Holospiridae Pilsbry, 1946 and the Eucalodiidae Crosse & Fischer, 1868.

Genera

Genera in the family Urocoptidae include:
UrocoptinaeAutocoptis Pilsbry, 1902Brachypodella L. Pfeiffer, 1840 Urocoptis Beck, 1837 - type genus of the family Urocoptidae
ApominaeApoma Beck, 1837 - type genus of the subfamily ApomatinaeSimplicervix Pilsbry, 1903
BrachypodellinaeBrachypodella Beck, 1837 - type genus of the subfamily Brachypodellinae
EucalodiinaeAnisospira Strebel, 1880Archegocoptis Pilsbry, 1903
  • †Condonella McLellan, 1927Dissotropis Bartsch, 1906Eucalodium Crosse & P. Fischer, 1868 - type genus of the subfamily Eucalodiinae
HolospirinaeCoelostemma Dall, 1895Hendersoniella Dall, 1905Holospira Martens, 1860 - type genus of the subfamily Holospirinae
MicroceraminaeMicroceramus Pilsbry & Vanatta, 1898 - type genus of the subfamily MicroceraminaeMacroceramus Guilding, 1828
TetrentodontinaeTetrentodon Pilsbry, 1903 - type genus of the subfamily TetrentodontinaeTorrecoptis Bartsch, 1943
Other genera include:Allocoptis Thompson & Franz, 1976Amphicosmia Pilsbry & Vanatta, 1898AnomaArangiaBactrocoptisBadiofaxBostrichocentrumBostrychocentrumCalloniaCentraliaCochlodinellaCoelocentrumGeoscalaGongylostomaGyraxisHaplocionHeterocoptisIdiostemmaLiocalloniaMetastomaMychostomaNesocoptisNoduliaOligostylusOrganocoptisPfeiffericoptisPineriaPleurostemmaPoeycoptisPseudopineriaPycnoptychia Pilsbry & Vanatta, 1898SagracoptisSpiroceramusSpirostemmaStrophinaTomelasmusTrilamellaxis
  • ''Uncinicoptis''