Cerastidae

Cerastidae is a family of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the order Stylommatophora.

Genera

• Achatinelloides <small>Nevill, 1878</small>
• Altenaia <small>Zilch, 1972</small>
• Amimopina <small>Solem, 1964</small>
• Archeorachis <small>Schileyko, 1998</small>
• Cerastus <small>E. von Martens, 1860</small>
• Conulinus <small>E. von Martens, 1895</small>
• Darwininitium <small>Budha & Mordan, 2012</small>
• Euryptyxis <small>P. Fischer, 1883</small>
• Gittenedouardia <small>Bank & Menkhorst, 2008</small>
• Hoqia <small>Neubert, 2005</small>
• Limicena <small>Connolly, 1925</small>
• Microscintilla <small>Neubert, 2002</small>
• Nesiocerastus <small>Van Mol & Coppois, 1980</small>
• Nesobia <small>Ancey, 1887</small>
• Pachnodus <small>E. von Martens, 1860</small>
• Paracerastus <small>Thiele, 1934</small>
• Passamaella <small>Clessin, 1878</small>
• Pleurorhachis <small>Connolly, 1938</small>
• Polychordia <small>Connolly, 1941</small>
• Rachis <small>Albers, 1850</small>
• Rhachidina <small>Thiele, 1911</small>
• Rhachistia <small>Connolly, 1925</small>
• Soqena <small>Neubert, 2005</small>
• Zebrinops <small>Thiele, 1931</small>

Description

Anatomically speaking, there is no flagellum in the reproductive system of snails in the family Cerastidae, and this is what distinguishes this family from its sister group the family Enidae.

References

External links

• Wenz, W. (1923–1930). Fossilium Catalogus I: Animalia. Gastropoda extramarina tertiaria. W. Junk, Berlin. Vol. I: 1–352 pp. (1923), Vol. II: 353–736 pp. (1923), Vol. III: 737–1068 pp. (1923), Vol. IV: 1069–1420 pp. (1923), Vol. V: 1421–1734 pp. (1923), Vol. VI: 1735–1862 pp. (1923), Vol. VII: 1863–2230 pp. (1926), Vol. VIII: 2231–2502 pp. (1928), Vol. IX: 2503–2886 pp. (1929), Vol. X: 2887–3014 pp. (1929), Vol. XI: 3015–3387 pp. (1930)