Urocoptidae
Family of gastropods
Urocoptidae is a family of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Urocoptoidea.
The family Urocoptidae consists of 7 subfamilies (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005):
- Urocoptinae Pilsbry, 1898 (1868) - synonym: Cylindrellidae Tryon, 1868
- Apomatinae Paul, 1982
- Brachypodellinae H. B. Baker, 1956
- Eucalodiinae P. Fischer & Crosse, 1873
- Holospirinae Pilsbry, 1946
- Microceraminae Pilsbry, 1904 - synonyms: Johaniceraminae Jaume & de la Torre, 1972; Macroceraminae Jaume & de la Torre, 1972
- Tetrentodontinae Bartsch, 1943
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2008 taxonomy
Uit de Weerd (2008) moved the Urocoptidae to the newly established superfamily Urocoptoidea based on molecular phylogeny research.
The following cladogram based on Bayesian analysis of sequences of 28S ribosomal RNA shows the phylogenic relations within the Urocoptoidea. There are up to 2008 genetically analyzed species of Urocoptidae and one species of Cerionidae marked in khaki color in the cladogram.
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2012 taxonomy
Fred G. Thompson established the family Epirobiidae in 2012 for five genera of snails (Epirobia, Propilsbrya, Pectinistemma, Gyrocion, Prionoloplax), that were previously placed within Urocoptidae. Data from molecular phylogeny research as well as morphology supports monophyly of Holospiridae Pilsbry, 1946 and the Eucalodiidae Crosse & Fischer, 1868.
03Genera
Genera in the family Urocoptidae include:
- Brachypodellinae
- Apoma H. Beck, 1837
- Brachypodella Beck, 1837 - type genus of the subfamily Brachypodellinae
- Cyclauchen Pilsbry, 1930
- Geoscala Pilsbry & Vanatta, 1898
- Ischnostrophina Pilsbry, 1933
- Mychostoma Albers, 1850
- Simplicervix Pilsbry, 1903
- Urocoptinae
- Acrocoptis C. de la Torre & Bartsch, 1972
- Allocoptis Thompson & Franz, 1976
- Amphicosmia Pilsbry & Vanatta, 1898
- Amphistemma C. de la Torre & Bartsch, 1972
- Anafecoptis C. de la Torre & Bartsch, 1972
- Angulicervix Pilsbry, 1933
- Anoma Albers, 1850
- Arangia Pilsbry & Vanatta, 1898
- Archegocoptis Pilsbry, 1903
- Autocoptis Pilsbry, 1902
- Bactrocoptis Pilsbry, 1902
- Badiofaux Pilsbry, 1941
- Bialasmus C. de la Torre & Bartsch, 1972
- Brachypodella L. Pfeiffer, 1840 (as Cylindrella)
- Bostrichocentrum Strebel, 1879 : synonym of Holospira E. von Martens, 1860
- Brevipedella Pilsbry, 1903
- Callocoptis C. de la Torre & Bartsch, 1972
- Callonia Crosse & P. Fischer, 1870
- Capillacea C. de la Torre & Bartsch, 1972
- Carcinostemma C. de la Torre & Jaume, 1972
- Centralia de la Torre & Bartsch, 1972
- Cochlodinella Pilsbry & Vanatta, 1898
- Esochara Pilsbry & Vanatta, 1898
- Fibricutis Pilsbry, 1903
- Geminicoptis C. de la Torre & Bartsch, 1972
- Gongylostoma Albers, 1850
- Gyraxis Pilsbry, 1903
- Heterocoptis C. de la Torre & Bartsch, 1972
- Idiostemma Pilsbry & Vanatta, 1898
- Insulaceramus Clench, 1967
- Johaniceramus C. de la Torre & Bartsch, 1972
- Levistemma C. de la Torre & Bartsch, 1972
- Liocallonia Pilsbry, 1902
- Liparotes Pilsbry, 1903
- Maceo Pilsbry & Vanatta, 1898
- Macroceramus Guilding, 1828
- Microceramus Pilsbry & Vanatta, 1898 - type genus of the subfamily Microceraminae
- Nesocoptis Pilsbry, 1941
- Nodulia C. de la Torre & Bartsch, 1972
- Organocoptis C. de la Torre & Bartsch, 1972
- Orienticoptis C. de la Torre & Bartsch, 1972
- Paracallonia Pilsbry, 1903
- Pfeiffericoptis C. de la Torre & Bartsch, 1972
- Pineria Poey, 1854
- Planostemma C. de la Torre & Bartsch, 1972
- Pleurostemma C. de la Torre & Bartsch, 1972
- Poecilocoptis Pilsbry, 1941
- Poeycoptis C. de la Torre & Bartsch, 1972
- Pseudopineria Aguayo, 1938
- Pycnoptychia Pilsbry & Vanatta, 1898
- Sagracoptis C. de la Torre & Bartsch, 1972
- Sectilumen Pilsbry & Vanatta, 1898
- Spiroceramus Pilsbry & Vanatta, 1898
- Spirostemma Pilsbry & Vanatta, 1898
- Steatocoptis Pilsbry, 1941
- Strophina Mörch, 1852
- Teneria C. de la Torre & Bartsch, 1972
- Tenuistemma C. de la Torre & Bartsch, 1972
- Tetrentodon Pilsbry, 1903 - type genus of the subfamily Tetrentodontinae
- Tomelasmus Pilsbry & Vanatta, 1898
- Torrecoptis Bartsch, 1943
- Trilamellaxis C. de la Torre & Bartsch, 1972
- Uncinicoptis C. de la Torre & Bartsch, 1972
- Urocoptis Beck, 1837 - type genus of the family Urocoptidae
- Urocoptidae incertae sedis (temporary name)
- Habeas Simone, 2013
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