Strophocheilidae

Strophocheilidae is a taxonomic family of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Acavoidea (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005).

Fossil record

The genus Eoborus is the family's oldest fossil record, dating from the Middle Paleocene of Brazil (Itaboraí Basin) and Uruguay (Santa Lucía Basin).

Genera

The family Strophocheilidae consists of two subfamilies and genera including:

subfamily Strophocheilinae <small>Pilsbry, 1902</small>

• Austroborus <small>Parodiz, 1949</small>
• Chiliborus <small>Pilsbry, 1926</small>
• Mirinaba <small>Morretes, 1952</small>
• Speironepion <small>Bequaert, 1948</small>
• Strophocheilus <small>Spix, 1827</small> - type genus of the family Strophocheilidae

subfamily Megalobuliminae Leme, 1973

• Megalobulimus <small>K. Miller, 1878</small> - type genus of the subfamily Megalobuliminae

[unassigned] Strophocheilidae (temporary name):

• Eoborus <small>Klappenbach & Olazarri, 1970</small>
• Maghrebiola <small>Kadolsky & Hammouda, 2017</small>

Genera brought into synonymy:

• Borus <small>Albers, 1850</small>: synonym of Megalobulimus <small>K. Miller, 1878</small>
• Coniclus <small>Albers, 1850</small>: synonym of Strophocheilus <small>Spix in J. A. Wagner, 1827</small>
• Goniostomus auct.: synonym of Gonyostomus <small>H. Beck, 1837</small> (incorrect subsequent spelling)
• Gonyostoma <small>Swainson, 1840</small>: synonym of Gonyostomus <small>H. Beck, 1837</small>
• Metara <small>Morretes, 1955</small>: synonym of Mirinaba <small>Morretes, 1955</small>
• Microborus <small>Pilsbry, 1926</small>: synonym of Austroborus <small>Parodiz, 1949</small> (unavailable, a junior homonym of Blandford, 1897 [Coleoptera])
• Phaiopharus <small>Morretes, 1955</small>: synonym of Megalobulimus <small>K. Miller, 1878</small>
• Psiloicus <small>Morretes, 1955</small>: synonym of Megalobulimus <small>K. Miller, 1878</small>

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