Amastridae Explained

Amastridae is a taxonomic family of small, air-breathing, land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Pupilloidea.^[1]

Distribution

This family is endemic to the Hawaiian Islands.

Genera

Subfamily Amastrinae Pilsbry, 1910

• Amastra H. Adams & A. Adams, 1855
• Carelia H. Adams & A. Adams, 1855
• Cyclamastra Pilsbry & Vanatta, 1905 : synonym of Amastra (Cyclamastra) Pilsbry & Vanatta, 1905 represented as Amastra H. Adams & A. Adams, 1855
• Kauaia Sykes, 1900: synonym of Amastra (Kauaia) Sykes, 1900 represented as Amastra H. Adams & A. Adams, 1855 (unaccepted rank)
• Laminella L. Pfeiffer, 1854
• Planamastra Hyatt & Pilsbry, 1911
• Tropidoptera Ancey, 1889

Subfamily Leptachatininae Cockerell, 1913

• Armsia Hyatt & Pilsbry, 1911
• Leptachatina A. A. Gould, 1847
• Pauahia C. M. Cooke, 1910

Genera brought into synonymy:

• Carinella L. Pfeiffer, 1875: synonym of Amastra (Kauaia) Sykes, 1900 represented as Amastra H. Adams & A. Adams, 1855
• Helicamastra Pilsbry & Vanatta, 1905: synonym of Tropidoptera Ancey, 1889
• Pterodiscus Pilsbry, 1893: synonym of Tropidoptera Ancey, 1889

References

• Bank, R. A. (2017). Classification of the Recent terrestrial Gastropoda of the World. Last update: July 16, 2017
• Bouchet P., Rocroi J.P., Hausdorf B., Kaim A., Kano Y., Nützel A., Parkhaev P., Schrödl M. & Strong E.E. . Revised classification, nomenclator and typification of gastropod and monoplacophoran families . Malacologia . 2017 . 61 . 1-2 . 1–526.
• Schileyko . A.A. . Treatise on Recent terrestrial pulmonate molluscs. Part 1. Achatinellidae, Amastridae, Orculidae, Strobilopsidae, Spelaeodiscidae, Valloniidae, Cochlicopidae, Pupillidae, Chondrinidae, Pyramidulidae . Ruthenica . 1998 . Supplement 2 . 1–127.
• Book: Cowie, R. H., Evenhuis, N. L. & Christensen, C. C. . Catalog of the native land and freshwater molluscs of the Hawaiian Islands . 1995 . Backhuys Publishers . Leiden . 1–248.

External links

• Book: Pilsbry . H.A. . Manual of conchology, structural and systematic, with illustrations of the species. Ser. 2, Pulmonata. Vol. 20: Caecilioides, Glessula and Partulidae . 1908–1910 . Conchological Department, Academy of Natural Sciences . Philadelphia . 1–326 .

Notes and References

1. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Amastridae Pilsbry, 1910. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=994718 on 2021-02-21