Pyramidulidae
Family of gastropods
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Pyramidulidae is a family of small air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Pupilloidea.[1]
| Pyramidulidae | |
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| Five shells of Pyramidula rupestris | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Stylommatophora |
| Suborder: | Helicina |
| Infraorder: | Pupilloidei |
| Superfamily: | Pupilloidea |
| Family: | Pyramidulidae Kennard & B. B. Woodward, 1914 |
Anatomy
In this family, the number of haploid chromosomes lies between 26 and 30 (according to the values in this table).[2]
Genera
Genera within the family Pyramidulidae include:
- Pyramidula Fitzinger, 1833 - the type genus
- Synonyms
- Cratere Porro, 1838: synonym of Pyramidula Fitzinger, 1833
- Pyramidulops Habe, 1956: synonym of Pyramidula Fitzinger, 1833
