Athoracophoridae

Athoracophoridae
Triboniophorus graeffei
Systematics
Subclass : Orthogastropoda Superordinate : Heterobranchia Order : Lung snails (pulmonata) Subordination : Land snails (Stylommatophora) Superfamily : Athoracophoroidea Family : Athoracophoridae
Scientific name of the  superfamily
Athoracophoroidea
P. Fischer , 1883
Scientific name of the  family
Athoracophoridae
P. Fischer , 1883

The Athoracophoridae are a family of nudibranchs from the suborder of land snails (Stylommatophora). It is the only family of the superfamily Athoracophoroidee . The family or superfamily contains almost 40 species.

features

The housings are largely reduced. The phylogenetic remainder consists of a lime platelet or of numerous, small lime bodies that are completely enclosed by the mantle. The body is worm-shaped, the mantle is limited to a small area in the front part of the body. This area is bordered by pits. The anal opening is located on the side of the jacket or within the jacket field. Numerous diverticula extend radially from the lung cavity . The sole is divided into three parts lengthways. The front and lower tentacles are reduced. The penis does not have a flagellum in the genital system.

Geographical occurrence and way of life

The representatives of the superfamily Athoracophoroidea or the family Athoracophoridae come from New Guinea, via Eastern Australia, the islands of the Bismarck Archipelago, the Admiralty Islands , Vanuatu (New Hebrides), New Caledonia to New Zealand including Chatham Island . Little is known about the way of life of many species. The species of the genus Athoracophorus are nocturnal, live mainly on trees and eat mushrooms.

Systematics

The only family Athoracophoridae of the superfamily Athoracophoroidea is divided into two subfamilies by Bouchet & Rocroi (2005). Schileyko (2007), however, does not adopt this subfamily structure.

• Superfamily Athoracophoroidea P. Fischer, 1883 (= Tracheopulmonata)
  • Family Athoracophoridae P. Fischer, 1883
    • Subfamily Athoracophorinae P. Fischer, 1883
      • Genus Athracophorus Gould, 1852
      • Genus Triboniophorus Humbert, 1863
      • Genus Pseudaneita Cockerell, 1891
      • Genus Palliopodex Burton, 1963
    • Subfamily Aneiteinae Gray, 1860
      • Genus Aneita J. Gray, 1860
      • Genus Aneitella Cockerell, 1891

swell

Individual evidence

1. ↑ GM Barker: A reppraisal of Athoracphorus bitentaculatus , with comments on the validity of the genus Reflectopallium (Gastropoda, Athoracophoridae). New Zealand Journal of Zoology, 5: 281-288, Wellington 1978 ISSN  0301-4223

literature

• Philippe Bouchet & Jean-Pierre Rocroi: Part 2. Working classification of the Gastropoda . Malacologia, 47: 239-283, Ann Arbor 2005 ISSN  0076-2997
• Anatolij A. Schileyko: Treatise on Recent terrestrial pulmonate molluscs, Part 15 Oopeltidae, Anadenidae, Arionidae, Philomycidae, Succineidae, Athoracophoridae. Ruthenica, Supplement 2 (15): 2049-2210, Moscow 2007 ISSN  0136-0027

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