Enneinae

Subfamily of land snails From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Enneinae is a subfamily of land snails in the family Streptaxidae.[1]

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Enneinae
Shell of Ptychotrema assiniense, a part of the Ptychotrema genus.
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Streptaxidae
Subfamily: Enneinae
Bourguignat, 1883
Synonyms
  • Enneidae Bourguignat, 1883 superseded rank
  • Ptychotrematinae Pilsbry, 1919 ·
  • Streptostelidae Bourguignat, 1890 ·
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Description

The animals of the Aenneidae resemble those of the Testacellidae or Streptaxidae due to the lack of a jaw. However, their shells bear no resemblance to those of these families.

Their shells are much closer to those of Bulimes and Pupas than to Testacellas or Streptaxis.[2]

Genera

  • Avakubia Pilsbry, 1919
  • Costigulella Pilsbry, 1919
  • Digulella F. Haas, 1934
  • Mirigulella Pilsbry & Cockerell, 1933
  • Paucidentella Thiele, 1933
  • Pseudavakubia de Winter & Vastenhout, 2013
  • Ptychotrema L. Pfeiffer, 1853
  • Pupigulella Pilsbry, 1919
  • Rhabdogulella F. Haas, 1934
  • Silvigulella Pilsbry, 1919
  • Sphincterocochlion Verdcourt, 1985
  • Sphinctostrema Girard, 1894
  • Streptostele Dohrn, 1866
  • Tomostele Ancey, 1885

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