Argnidae

Argnidae is a family of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks.

Argnidae
Temporal range: Miocene–Recent[1] Upper Miocene-Recent
Shells of Argna biplicata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain:Eukaryota
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Mollusca
Class:Gastropoda
Subclass:Heterobranchia
Order:Stylommatophora
Superfamily:Pupilloidea
Family:Argnidae
Hudec, 1965
Genera

See text.

Distribution

Distribution of Argnidae include Europe: southern and eastern Alps and Carpathian Mountains.[1]

Taxonomy

The family Argnidae is classified within the informal group Orthurethra, itself belonging to the clade Stylommatophora within the clade Eupulmonata (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005).

Argnidae has no subfamilies (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005).

Genera

Genera in the family Argnidae include:

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