Amastridae is a taxonomic family of small, air-breathing, land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Pupilloidea.[1]
| Amastridae | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Order: | Stylommatophora |
| Suborder: | Helicina |
| Infraorder: | Pupilloidei |
| Superfamily: | Pupilloidea |
| Family: | Amastridae Pilsbry, 1910 |
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
- Kauaia
- 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