Urocyclidae
Family of gastropods
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Urocyclidae is a family of air-breathing land snails, semi-slugs and land slugs, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Helicarionoidea.[2]
| Urocyclidae | |
|---|---|
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| Trochonanina mozambicensis | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Stylommatophora |
| Suborder: | Helicina |
| Infraorder: | Limacoidei |
| Superfamily: | Helicarionoidea |
| Family: | Urocyclidae Simroth, 1889[1] |
Some species within this family make and use love darts before mating.[citation needed]
Distribution
The Urocyclidae are distributed in the Afrotropical realm, including Madagascar, the Comores and the islands of the Gulf of Guinea.[3][4]
Taxonomy
The family Urocyclidae consists of 3 subfamilies:[2]
- subfamily Rhysotininae Schileyko, 2002
- subfamily Sheldoniinae Connolly, 1925 (1912)[5] - synonyms: Peltatinae Godwin-Austen, 1912;[6] Trochonanininae Connolly, 1912;[7] Trochozonitinae Iredale, 1914;[8] Ledoulxiinae Pilsbry, 1919;[9] Gymnarionidae Von Mol, 1970;[10] Rhysotinidae Schileyko, 2002; Zonitarionini Schileyko, 2002; Acantharionini Schileyko, 2002
- subfamily Urocyclinae Simroth, 1889
Genera
The following genera are recognised in the family Urocyclidae:[2]
- unsorted
- † Koruella Pickford, 2009
- Subfamily Rhysotininae
- Subfamily Sheldoniinae
- Acantharion Binder & Tillier, 1985[12]
- Africarion Godwin-Austen, 1883
- Amatarion Van Mol, 1970
- Angustivestis Pilsbry, 1919
- Aspidelus Morelet, 1884
- Aspidotomium Degner, 1932
- Belonarion Pilsbry, 1919
- Bloyetia Bourguignat, 1890
- Camerunarion Van Mol, 1970
- Carinazingis van Bruggen & de Winter, 1990
- Centrafricarion Van Mol, 1970[10]
- Chlamydarion Van Mol, 1968
- Colparion Laidlaw, 1938
- Degneria Verdcourt, 1956
- Entagaricus Pilsbry, 1919
- Estria Poirier, 1887
- Falloonella Preston, 1914
- Fuellebornia Verdcourt, 1998
- Granularion Germain, 1912
- Gymnarion Pilsbry, 1919[12]
- †Hamya Bourguignat, 1885
- Kerkophorus Godwin-Austen, 1912
- Lacrimarion Connolly, 1939
- Malagarion Tillier, 1979
- Mesafricarion Pilsbry, 1919
- Microkerkus Godwin-Austen, 1912
- Montanobloyetia Verdcourt, 1961
- Morrumbalia Verdcourt, 1998
- Paragranularion Van Mol, 1970
- Percivalia Preston, 1914
- Plicatonanina Verdcourt, 1961
- Principicochlea D. Holyoak & G. Holyoak, 2020
- Principitrochoidea D. Holyoak & G. Holyoak, 2020
- Ptilototheca Herbert, 2016
- Rhopalogonium Degner, 1932
- Selatodryas Herbert, 2017
- Senegalarion Van Mol, 1970
- Sheldonia Ancey, 1887 - the type genus of the subfamily Sheldoniinae[12][13]
- Sjostedtina Verdcourt, 1961
- Sylvarion Van Mol, 1970
- Thapsia Albers, 1860
- Thielarion Van Mol, 1970
- Thomithapsia D. Holyoak & G. Holyoak, 2020
- Thomitrochoidea D. Holyoak & G. Holyoak, 2020
- Tresia Van Goethem, 1975
- Trochonanina Mousson, 1869[12]
- Trochozonites Pfeffer, 1883[12]
- Tropidocochlion Verdcourt, 1998
- Verdcourtia Van Mol, 1970
- Verrucarion Van Mol, 1970[14]
- Zingis E. von Martens, 1878
- Zonitarion Pfeffer, 1883[12]
- Subfamily Urocyclinae
Tribe Dendrolimacini
- Dendrolimax Heynemann, 1868 - the type genus of the tribe Dendrolimacini[12]
Tribe Leptichnini
- Leptichnus Simroth, 1896 - the type genus of the tribe Leptichnini[12]
Tribe Upembellini
- Leptichnoides Van Goethem, 1975
- Upembella Van Goethem, 1969 - the type genus of the tribe Upembellini[12]
tribe Urocyclini
- Anisotoxon Van Goethem, 1975
- Atoxon Simroth, 1888[12]
- Atoxonoides Van Goethem, 1973
- Atrichotoxon Simroth, 1910
- Buettneria Simroth, 1910[15]
- Bukobia Simroth, 1896
- Elisolimax Cockerell, 1893
- Emphysetes Verdcourt, 2003
- Microcyclus Simroth, 1896
- Nupnus Van Goethem, 1975
- Pembatoxon Van Goethem, 1975
- Phaneroporus Simroth, 1888
- Polytoxon Simroth, 1897
- Pseudatoxon Van Goethem, 1975
- Tanzalimax Rowson, Paustian & Van Goethem, 2017
- Trichotoxon Simroth, 1888
- Udzungwalimax Rowson, Paustian & Van Goethem, 2017
- Urocyclus Gray, 1864 - the type genus of the family Urocyclidae[12]
Cladogram
The following cladogram shows the phylogenic relationship of this family to other families in the limacoid clade:[3]
