Punctidae, common name the "dot snails" or "pinhead snails", is a family of small air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the informal group Sigmurethra (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005).
Genera
The family Punctidae includes the following genera:
- Subfamily Laominae <small>Suter, 1913</small>
- Allenella <small>Iredale, 1944</small>
- Charopinesta <small>Iredale, 1944</small>
- Christianoconcha <small>Iredale, 1945</small>
- Dignamoconcha <small>Iredale, 1944</small>
- Goweriana <small>Shea & Griffiths, 2010</small>
- Gratilaoma <small>Iredale, 1939</small>
- Iotula <small>Iredale, 1941</small>
- Kaputaresta <small>J. Stanisic, 2010</small>
- Kokikora <small>Climo & Goulstone, 1995</small>
- Kokopapa <small>Climo & Mahlfeld, 2012</small>
- Laoma <small>Gray, 1850</small>
- Laomarex <small>A. W. B. Powell, 1948</small>
- Laomavix <small>Iredale, 1933</small>
- Laomopa <small>Iredale, 1945</small>
- Magilaoma <small>Iredale, 1937</small>
- Miselaoma <small>Iredale, 1933</small>
- Obanella <small>Dell, 1952</small>
- Paralaoma <small>Iredale, 1913</small>
- Pasmaditta <small>Kershaw & B. J. Smith, 1986</small>
- Pedicamista <small>Kershaw & B. J. Smith, 1986</small>
- Pernastela <small>Iredale, 1944</small>
- Phrixgnathus <small>Hutton, 1882</small>
- Pichikadi <small>Vargas-Almonacid & Stuardo, 2007</small>
- Pseudiotula <small>J. Stanisic, 2010</small>
- Semilaoma <small>Iredale, 1944</small>
- Servanda <small>Houston, 2008</small>
- Taguahelix <small>A. W. B. Powell, 1955</small>
- Tescilaoma <small>J. Stanisic, 2018</small>
- Trocholaoma <small>Iredale, 1937</small>
- Turbolaoma <small>Iredale, 1937</small>
- Westralaoma <small>Iredale, 1939</small>
- Subfamily Punctinae <small>E. S. Morse, 1864</small>
- Punctum <small>Morse, 1864</small>
- Genus â Atactolaoma <small>B. A. Marshall & Worthy, 2017</small>
Synonyms:
- Allentula <small>Iredale, 1958</small>: synonym of Allenella <small>Iredale, 1944</small> (unnecessary substitute name for Alenella <small>Iredale, 1944</small>)
- Paraloma <small>Iredale, 1913</small>: synonym of Paralaoma <small>Iredale, 1913</small> (incorrect subsequent spelling)
- Pleuropunctum <small>Germain, 1928</small>: synonym of Paralaoma <small>Iredale, 1913</small>
- Toltecia <small>Pilsbry, 1926</small>: synonym of Paralaoma <small>Iredale, 1913</small>
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References
Further reading
- Bank, R. A. (2017). Classification of the Recent terrestrial Gastropoda of the World. Last update: July 16, 2017.
- Bouchet P., Rocroi J.P., Hausdorf B., Kaim A., Kano Y., Nützel A., Parkhaev P., Schrödl M. & Strong E.E. (2017). Revised classification, nomenclator and typification of gastropod and monoplacophoran families. Malacologia. 61(1-2): 1âÂÂ526.