Bulimulidae is a taxonomic family of medium-sized to large, air-breathing, tropical and sub-tropical land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the superfamily Orthalicoidea.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Bulimulidae Tryon, 1867. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=549409 on 2020-06-27
Distribution Distribution of species in the family Bulimulidae includes Ecuador (9 genera) and other South American countries. Some species also occur in North America.
Fossil record The family's oldest fossil record dates from the late Cretaceous of Brazil (Itaboraí Basin).
Anatomy Members of this family have a haploid chromosome number between 26 and 30 (according to the values in this table).Barker G. M.: Gastropods on Land: Phylogeny, Diversity and Adaptive Morphology. in Barker G. M. (ed.): The biology of terrestrial molluscs. CABI Publishing, Oxon, UK, 2001, . 1-146, cited pages: 139 and 142. Cited as Bulimulidae in the source.
Shells of species within Bostrycinae have a smooth protoconch and the genital organs feature a relatively long penis sheath (ca. 1/4–1/6 total phallus length).
Taxonomy Previously, the members of the Orthalicidae were also included in this family, as the subfamily Orthalicinae, and the taxa listed here were placed in their own subfamily, the Bulimulinae.
2005 taxonomy Bulimulinae was placed in the family Orthalicidae according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda (Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005).
The subfamily Bulimulinae included 3 tribes: Tribe Bulimulini Tryon, 1867 – synonyms: Bulimidae Guilding, 1828 (inv.); Berendtiinae P. Fischer & Crosse, 1872; Bothiembryontidae Iredale, 1937 Tribe Odontostomini Pilsbry & Vanatta, 1898 – synonym: Tomogeridae Jousseaume, 1877 Tribe Simpulopsini Schileyko, 1999
2010 taxonomy Breure et al. (2010) moved Bothriembryon to Placostylidae (since 2012 as Bothriembryontidae), elevated Bulimulinae to Bulimulidae and Odontostomini to Odontostomidae.
2012 taxonomy Breure & Romero (2012) confirmed previous results from 2010, additionally they elevated Simpulopsini to Simpulopsidae. There are three subfamilies within Bulimulidae:
subfamily Bulimulinae Tryon, 1867 subfamily Peltellinae Gray, 1855 subfamily Bostrycinae Breure, 2012
Genera Genera in the family Bulimulidae include: subfamily Bulimulinae Tryon, 1887 (synonym: Berendtiinae P. Fischer & Crosse, 1872) Anctus E. von Martens, 1860 Auris Spix, 1827 Berendtia Crosse & P. Fischer, 1869 Bocourtia Rochebrune, 1882 Bulimulus Leach, 1814 – type genus of the subfamily Bulimulinae Cochlorina Jan, 1830 Graptostracus Pilsbry, 1939 Kora Simone, 2012 Lopesianus Weyrauch, 1958 Naesiotus Albers, 1850 Neopetraeus E. von Martens, 1885 Newboldius Pilsbry, 1932 Otostomus H. Beck, 1837 Oxychona Mörch, 1852 Protoglyptus Pilsbry, 1897 Pseudoxychona Pilsbry, 1930 Rabdotus Albers, 1850 Sanniostracus Salvador, F. S. Silva & Cavallari, 2023 Scutalus Albers, 1850 Spartocentrum Dall, 1895 Sphaeroconcha Breure, 1978 Stenostylus Pilsbry, 1898 Suniellus Breure, 1978 subfamily Peltellinae Antidrymaeus Germain, 1907 Drymaeus Albers, 1850 Peltella Gray, 1855 – type genus of the subfamily Peltellinae Mesembrinus Albers, 1850
subfamily Bostrycinae Bostryx Troschel, 1847 sensu lato- type genus of the subfamily Bostrycinae
Unassigned within Bulimulidae Bulimus Bruguière, 1789 (temporary name) Itaborahia Maury, 1935 † Oreoconus D. W. Taylor in McKenna et al., 1962 † Palaeobulimulus Parodiz, 1949 Stapafurdius Simone, 2021 † Tocobaga Auffenberg, Slapcinsky & Portell, 2015
Synonyms Adzharia P. Hesse, 1933: synonym of Bulimulus Leach, 1814 (junior synonym) Antidrymaeus Germain, 1907: synonym of Drymaeus (Mesembrinus) Albers, 1850 represented as Drymaeus Albers, 1850 Atahualpa Strebel, 1910: synonym of Thaumastus E. von Martens, 1860 Ataxellus Dall, 1912: synonym of Bostryx (Geopyrgus) Pilsbry, 1896 represented asBostryx Troschel, 1847 Ataxus Albers, 1850: synonym of Bostryx Troschel, 1847 Bilamelliferus Weyrauch, 1958: synonym of Bostryx Troschel, 1847 (junior synonymy) Cochlogena Férussac, 1821: synonym of Bulimulus Leach, 1814 (junior synonym) Diaphanomormus Weyrauch, 1964: synonym of Drymaeus (Mesembrinus) <small>Albers, 1850 </small r>represented as Drymaeus Albers, 1850 Elatibostryx Weyrauch, 1958: synonym of Bostryx Troschel, 1847 Floreziellus Weyrauch, 1967: synonym of Bostryx Troschel, 1847 (junior synonymy) Geoceras Pilsbry, 1896: synonym of Bostryx (Geopyrgus) Pilsbry, 1896 represented as Bostryx Troschel, 1847 Globulinus Crosse & P. Fischer, 1875: synonym of Rabdotus Albers, 1850 Goniognathmus Crosse & P. Fischer, 1875: synonym of Drymaeus Albers, 1850 (junior synonym) Hamadryas Albers, 1850: synonym of Drymaeus Albers, 1850 Hannarabdotus Emerson & Jacobson, 1964: synonym of Rabdotus Albers, 1850 Kionoptyx Haas, 1966: synonym of Bostryx Troschel, 1847 (junior synonymy) Kuschelenia Hylton Scott, 1951: synonym of Bocourtia (Kuschelenia) Hylton Scott, 1951 represented as Bocourtia Rochebrune, 1882 Leptodrymaeus Pilsbry, 1946: synonym of Drymaeus (Mesembrinus) Albers, 1850 represented as Drymaeus Albers, 1850 Leptomerus Albers, 1850: synonym of Bulimulus Leach, 1814 Leptomormus Weyrauch, 1958: synonym of Drymaeus (Mesembrinus) Albers, 1850 represented as Drymaeus Albers, 1850 Liostracus [sic]: synonym of Leiostracus Albers, 1850 (misspelling of original genus, Leiostracus Albers, 1850) Loboa Ihering, 1917: synonym of Bulimulus Leach, 1814 Mormus E. von Martens, 1860: synonym of Drymaeus Albers, 1850 Multifasciatus Weyrauch, 1958: synonym of Bostryx (Geopyrgus) Pilsbry, 1896 represented as Bostryx Troschel, 1847 Naesiotellus Weyrauch, 1967: synonym of Bostryx Troschel, 1847 (junior synonym) Navicula Spix, 1827: synonym of Cochlorina Jan, 1830 Nesiotes E. von Martens, 1860: synonym of Naesiotus Albers, 1850 Obstrussus Parodiz, 1946: synonym of Naesiotus Albers, 1850 Olinodia Dall, 1920: synonym of Naesiotus (Reclasta) Dall, 1920 represented as Naesiotus Albers, 1850 Orphaicus Schaufuss, 1869: synonym of Thaumastus E. von Martens, 1860 Orphnus Albers, 1850: synonym of Thaumastus E. von Martens, 1860 Orthotomium Crosse & P. Fischer, 1875: synonym of Rabdotus Albers, 1850 Pachyotus H. Beck, 1837: synonym of Auris Spix, 1827 Pachytholus Strebel, 1909: synonym of Thaumastus E. von Martens, 1860 Pampasinus Weyrauch, 1958: synonym of Bostryx (Platybostryx) Pilsbry, 1896: synonym ofBostryx Troschel, 1847 Peronaeus Albers, 1850: synonym of Bostryx Troschel, 1847 Phenacotaxus Dall, 1912: synonym of Bostryx (Geopyrgus) Pilsbry, 1896 represented as Bostryx Troschel, 1847 Plecochilus Agassiz, 1846: synonym of Plekocheilus Guilding, 1827 (unjustified emendation) Pseudoperonaeus Weyrauch, 1958: synonym of Bostryx (Geopyrgus) Pilsbry, 1896 represented as Bostryx Troschel, 1847 Pseudorhodea Dall, 1895: synonym of Rabdotus (Plicolumna) J.G. Cooper, 1895 represented as Rabdotus Albers, 1850 Pyrgus Albers, 1850: synonym of Bostryx (Geopyrgus) Pilsbry, 1896 represented as Bostryx Troschel, 1847 Rhabdotus [sic]: synonym of Rabdotus Albers, 1850 (incorrect subsequent spelling) Rhaphiellus L. Pfeiffer, 1856: synonym of Naesiotus Albers, 1850 Rimatula Parodiz, 1946: synonym of Protoglyptus Pilsbry, 1897 Saeronia Dall, 1920: synonym of Naesiotus Albers, 1850 Semiclausaria L. Pfeiffer, 1856: synonym of Drymaeus Albers, 1850 (junior synonym) Siphalomphix Rafinesque, 1833: synonym of Bulimulus Leach, 1814 Sonorina Pilsbry, 1896: synonym of Rabdotus (Leptobyrsus) Crosse & P. Fischer, 1875 represented as Rabdotus Albers, 1850 Spiroscutalus Pilsbry, 1932: synonym of Scutalus Albers, 1850 Stenostoma Spix, 1827: synonym of Anctus E. von Martens, 1860 Tatutor Jousseaume, 1887: synonym of Thaumastus E. von Martens, 1860 Teneritia J. Mabille, 1898: synonym of Spartocentrum Dall, 1895 Tholus Strebel, 1909: synonym of Thaumastus E. von Martens, 1860 Xenothauma Fulton 1896:Abbott, R. Tucker, 1989. Compendium of Landshells. American Malacologists, Inc: Melbourne FL. 240 pp. .Powell, A. W. B., 1979. New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand. . synonym of Scutalus Albers, 1850 Zaplagius Pilsbry, 1896: synonym of Cochlorina Jan, 1830
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