Caryodidae Explained

Caryodidae is a taxonomic family of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Acavoidea (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005).

This family is endemic to eastern Australia.^[1]

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

This family was previously treated as a subfamily of the family Acavidae.^[1]

Genera

The family Caryodidae has no subfamilies.

Genera and species within this family include:

• Anoglypta Martens, 1860^[1]
• Brazieresta Iredale, 1933^[1]
• Caryodes Albers, 1850^[1] - type genus
• Hedleyella Iredale, 1914^[1]
• Pandofella Iredale, 1933^[1]
• Pedinogyra Albers, 1860^[1]
  • Pedinogyra allani Iredale, 1937
  • Pedinogyra effossa Iredale, 1937
  • Pedinogyra hayii (Griffith & Pidgeon, 1833)
  • Pedinogyra minor (Mousson, 1869)
  • Pedinogyra hayii (Reeve, 1852)
  • Pedinogyra rotabilis (Reeve, 1852)
• Pygmipanda Iredale, 1933^[1] includes Pygmipanda atomata

Further reading

• Murphy M. J. (2002). "Observations on the behaviour of the Australian land snail Hedleyella falconeri (Grey, 1834) (Pulmonata : Caryodidae) using the spool-and-line tracking technique". Molluscan Research 22(2): 149-164., PDF.

Notes and References

1. http://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/abrs/online-resources/fauna/afd/taxa/CARYODIDAE/complete Family CARYODIDAE