Acavidae is a taxonomic family of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the superfamily Rhytidoidea.

Anatomy

In this family, the number of haploid chromosomes lies between 26 and 35 (according to the values in this table).

Genera

The family Acavidae has no subfamilies.

Genera in the family Acavidae include:

• Acavus Montfort, 1810

• Ampelita Beck, 1837

• Embertoniphanta Groh & Poppe, 2002

• Eurystyla Ancey, 1887

• Helicophanta Férussac, 1821

• Oligospira Ancey, 1887

• † Pebasiconcha Wesselingh & Gittenberger, 1999 - with the only species † Pebasiconcha immanis Wesselingh & Gittenberger, 1999

• Reticulapex Emberton & Pearce, 2000

• Stylodonta De Cristofori & Jan, 1832

• Genera brought into synonymy:

• Acavella Jousseaume, 1894: synonym of Oligospira Ancey, 1887

• Columplica W. Hartmann, 1843: synonym of Stylodonta De Cristofori & Jan, 1832

• Poecilostylus Pilsbry, 1890: synonym of Eurystyla Ancey, 1887

• Stylodon H. Beck, 1837: synonym of Stylodonta De Cristofori & Jan, 1832

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