Wikipedia / Urocyclidae
Wikipedia / Urocyclidae
Urocyclidae is a family of air-breathing land snails, semi-slugs and land slugs, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Helicarionoidea.
Some species within this family make and use love darts before mating.
Distribution
The Urocyclidae are distributed in the Afrotropical realm, including Madagascar, the Comores and the islands of the Gulf of Guinea.
Taxonomy
The family Urocyclidae consists of 3 subfamilies:
subfamily Rhysotininae Schileyko, 2002
subfamily Sheldoniinae Connolly, 1925 (1912) - synonyms: Peltatinae Godwin-Austen, 1912; Trochonanininae Connolly, 1912; Trochozonitinae Iredale, 1914; Ledoulxiinae Pilsbry, 1919; Gymnarionidae Von Mol, 1970; Rhysotinidae Schileyko, 2002; Zonitarionini Schileyko, 2002; Acantharionini Schileyko, 2002
subfamily Urocyclinae Simroth, 1889
tribe Urocyclini Simroth, 1889 - synonyms: Atoxonini Schileyko, 2002; Buettneriini Schileyko, 2002
tribe Dendrolimacini Van Goethem, 1977
tribe Leptichnini Van Goethem, 1977
tribe Upembellini Van Goethem, 1977
Genera
The following genera are recognised in the family Urocyclidae:
unsorted
† Koruella Pickford, 2009
Subfamily Rhysotininae
Rhysotina Ancey, 1887
Subfamily Sheldoniinae
Acantharion Binder & Tillier, 1985
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
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
†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
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
Trochozonites Pfeffer, 1883
Tropidocochlion Verdcourt, 1998
Verdcourtia Van Mol, 1970
Verrucarion Van Mol, 1970
Zingis E. von Martens, 1878
Zonitarion Pfeffer, 1883
Subfamily Urocyclinae
Tribe Dendrolimacini
Dendrolimax Heynemann, 1868 - the type genus of the tribe Dendrolimacini
Tribe Leptichnini
Leptichnus Simroth, 1896 - the type genus of the tribe Leptichnini
Tribe Upembellini
Leptichnoides Van Goethem, 1975
Upembella Van Goethem, 1969 - the type genus of the tribe Upembellini
tribe Urocyclini
Anisotoxon Van Goethem, 1975
Atoxon Simroth, 1888
Atoxonoides Van Goethem, 1973
Atrichotoxon Simroth, 1910
Buettneria Simroth, 1910
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
Cladogram
The following cladogram shows the phylogenic relationship of this family to other families in the limacoid clade:
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