Geomitridae


Geomitridae is a taxonomic family of small to medium-sized air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Helicoidea.

Anatomy

The family is characterized by the presence of a free right ommatophoral retractor and a double stimulatory apparatus. A free right ommatophoral retractor has been linked to adaptation to xeric habitats

Taxonomy

The family Geomitridae is subdivided in the following subfamilies
Genera with the family Geomitridae include:
subfamily Geomitrinae
subfamily Helicellinae