Scolodontidae Explained

Scolodontidae is a taxonomic family of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Scolodontoidea.^[1]

Taxonomy

The following genera are recognised in the family Scolodontidae:^[2]

• Polygyratia Gray, 1847
• Ridleyconcha Christensen, 2020

Scolodontinae

• Drepanostomella Bourguignat, 1889
• Happia Bourguignat, 1889 - synonym: Ammonoceras L. Pfeiffer, 1855^[3]
• Hirtudiscus Hylton Scott, 1973
• Scolodonta Doering, 1875 - type genus of the family Scolodontidae - synonym: Wayampia Tillier, 1980^[3]
• Systrophia L. Pfeiffer, 1855
• Zilchistrophia Weyrauch, 1960

Tamayoinae

• Guestieria Crosse H., 1872
• Happiella H. B. Baker, 1925 - synonym: Occultator Pilsbry, 1926^[3]
• Microhappia Thiele, 1927
• Miradiscops Baker, 1925
• Tamayoa H. B. Baker, 1925 - type genus of the subfamily Tamayoinae

Genera brought into synonymy:

• Ammonoceras L. Pfeiffer, 1855: synonym of Happia Bourguignat, 1890 (non Lamarck, 1822)
• Entodina Ancey, 1887: synonym of Systrophia (Entodina) Ancey, 1887 represented as Systrophia L. Pfeiffer, 1855 (original rank)
• Occultator Pilsbry, 1926: synonym of Happiella H. B. Baker, 1925
• Ophiogyra Albers, 1850: synonym of Polygyratia Gray, 1847 (objective junior synonym)
• Ridleya Ancey, 1901: synonym of Ridleyconcha Christensen, 2020 (invalid: junior homonym of Ridleya Delage & Hérouard, 1899 [Porifera]; Ridleyconcha is a replacement name)
• Wayampia Tillier, 1980: synonym of Scolodonta Doering, 1875

References

• Hausdorf B. (2006). The systematic position of Scolodonta Döring, 1875 and Scolodontidae H. B. Baker, 1925 (Gastropoda: Pulmonata). Zoologischer Anzeiger. 245 (3/4): 161-165
• 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.

Notes and References

1. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Scolodontidae H. B. Baker, 1925. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=851337 on 2021-02-21
2. Web site: WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Scolodontidae H. B. Baker, 1925 . 2022-11-20 . www.marinespecies.org.
3. Bank, R.; Bouchet, P.; Marshall, B. (2017). Scolodontidae H. B. Baker, 1925. In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=851337 on 2017-11-15