Megaspiridae is a family of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Orthalicoidea (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005).
The family Megaspiridae has no subfamilies.
Genera
Genera within the family Megaspiridae include:
- Callionepion <small>Pilsbry & Vanatta, 1899</small>
- Koltrora <small>Simone, 2024</small>
- Kora <small>Simone, 2012</small>
- Megaspira <small>Lea, 1838</small> - type genus of the family Megaspiridae
- Paeniscutalus <small>Wurtz, 1947</small>
- Thaumastus <small>Albers, 1860</small> - synonym: Tholus Strebel, 1909
Synonyms:
- Orphnus <small>Albers, 1850</small>: synonym of Thaumastus <small>E. von Martens, 1860</small> (junior homonym, invalid: not McLeay, 1819)
- Pachytholus <small>Strebel, 1909</small>: synonym of Thaumastus <small>E. von Martens, 1860</small> (junior subjective synonym)
- Pyrgelix <small>H. Beck, 1837</small>: synonym of Megaspira <small>I. Lea, 1836</small>
- Tatutor <small>Jousseaume, 1887</small>: synonym of Thaumastus <small>E. von Martens, 1860</small>
- Tholus <small>Strebel, 1909</small>: synonym of Thaumastus <small>E. von Martens, 186</small>0
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