Punctidae Explained

Punctidae, common name the "dot snails" or "pinhead snails", is a family of minute air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the informal group Sigmurethra (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005).

Genera

The family Punctidae includes the following genera:

• Subfamily Laominae Suter, 1913
  • Allenella Iredale, 1944
  • Charopinesta Iredale, 1944
  • Christianoconcha Iredale, 1945
  • Dignamoconcha Iredale, 1944
  • Goweriana Shea & Griffiths, 2010
  • Gratilaoma Iredale, 1939
  • Iotula Iredale, 1941
  • Kaputaresta J. Stanisic, 2010
  • Kokikora Climo & Goulstone, 1995
  • Kokopapa Climo & Mahlfeld, 2012
  • Laoma Gray, 1850
  • Laomarex A. W. B. Powell, 1948
  • Laomavix Iredale, 1933
  • Laomopa Iredale, 1945
  • Magilaoma Iredale, 1937
  • Miselaoma Iredale, 1933
  • Obanella Dell, 1952
  • Paralaoma Iredale, 1913
  • Pasmaditta Kershaw & B. J. Smith, 1986
  • Pedicamista Kershaw & B. J. Smith, 1986
  • Pernastela Iredale, 1944
  • Phrixgnathus Hutton, 1882
  • Pichikadi Vargas-Almonacid & Stuardo, 2007
  • Pseudiotula J. Stanisic, 2010
  • Semilaoma Iredale, 1944
  • Taguahelix A. W. B. Powell, 1955
  • Tescilaoma J. Stanisic, 2018
  • Trocholaoma Iredale, 1937
  • Turbolaoma Iredale, 1937
  • Westralaoma Iredale, 1939
• Subfamily Punctinae E. S. Morse, 1864
  • Punctum Morse, 1864
• Genus †Atactolaoma B. A. Marshall & Worthy, 2017

Synonyms:

• Allentula Iredale, 1958: synonym of Allenella Iredale, 1944 (unnecessary substitute name for Alenella Iredale, 1944)
• Paraloma Iredale, 1913: synonym of Paralaoma Iredale, 1913 (incorrect subsequent spelling)
• Pleuropunctum Germain, 1928: synonym of Paralaoma Iredale, 1913
• Toltecia Pilsbry, 1926: synonym of Paralaoma Iredale, 1913

References

• Bank, R. A. (2017). Classification of the Recent terrestrial Gastropoda of the World. Last update: July 16, 2017.
• Bouchet P., Rocroi J.P., Hausdorf B., Kaim A., Kano Y., Nützel A., Parkhaev P., Schrödl M. & Strong E.E. (2017). Revised classification, nomenclator and typification of gastropod and monoplacophoran families. Malacologia. 61(1-2): 1–526.