Acavidae

Acavidae is a taxonomic family of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the superfamily Rhytidoidea.

Anatomy

In this family, the number of haploid chromosomes lies between 26 and 35 (according to the values in this table).

Genera

The family Acavidae has no subfamilies.

Genera in the family Acavidae include:

• Acavus <small>Montfort, 1810</small>
• Ampelita <small>Beck, 1837</small>
• Embertoniphanta <small>Groh & Poppe, 2002</small>
• Eurystyla <small>Ancey, 1887</small>
• Helicophanta <small>Férussac, 1821</small>
• Oligospira <small>Ancey, 1887</small>
• † Pebasiconcha <small>Wesselingh & Gittenberger, 1999</small> - with the only species † Pebasiconcha immanis Wesselingh & Gittenberger, 1999
• Reticulapex <small>Emberton & Pearce, 2000</small>
• Stylodonta <small>De Cristofori & Jan, 1832</small>

• Acavella <small>Jousseaume, 1894</small>: synonym of Oligospira <small>Ancey, 1887</small>
• Columplica <small>W. Hartmann, 1843</small>: synonym of Stylodonta <small>De Cristofori & Jan, 1832</small>
• Poecilostylus <small>Pilsbry, 1890</small>: synonym of Eurystyla <small>Ancey, 1887</small>
• Stylodon <small>H. Beck, 1837</small>: synonym of Stylodonta <small>De Cristofori & Jan, 1832</small>

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