Amastridae is a taxonomic family of small, air-breathing, land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Pupilloidea.
Distribution
This family is endemic to the Hawaiian Islands.
Genera
Subfamily Amastrinae <small>Pilsbry, 1910</small>
- Amastra <small>H. Adams & A. Adams, 1855</small>
- Carelia <small>H. Adams & A. Adams, 1855</small>
- Cyclamastra <small>Pilsbry & Vanatta, 1905</small> : synonym of Amastra (Cyclamastra) <small>Pilsbry & Vanatta, 1905</small> represented as Amastra <small>H. Adams & A. Adams, 1855</small>
- Kauaia <small>Sykes, 1900</small>: synonym of Amastra (Kauaia) <small>Sykes, 1900</small> represented as Amastra <small>H. Adams & A. Adams, 1855</small> (unaccepted rank)
- Laminella <small>L. Pfeiffer, 1854</small>
- Planamastra <small>Hyatt & Pilsbry, 1911</small>
- Tropidoptera <small>Ancey, 1889</small>
Subfamily Leptachatininae <small>Cockerell, 1913</small>
- Armsia <small>Hyatt & Pilsbry, 1911</small>
- Leptachatina <small>A. A. Gould, 1847</small>
- Pauahia <small>C. M. Cooke, 1910</small>
Genera brought into synonymy:
- Carinella <small>L. Pfeiffer, 1875</small>: synonym of Amastra (Kauaia) <small>Sykes, 1900</small> represented as Amastra <small>H. Adams & A. Adams, 1855</small>
- Helicamastra <small>Pilsbry & Vanatta, 1905</small>: synonym of Tropidoptera <small>Ancey, 1889</small>
- Pterodiscus <small>Pilsbry, 1893</small>: synonym of Tropidoptera <small>Ancey, 1889</small>
References
- Bank, R. A. (2017). Classification of the Recent terrestrial Gastropoda of the World. Last update: July 16, 2017
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