PULMONATA

The 'Pulmonata' are an order (once a subclass) of snails and slugs that have developed a pallial lung and thus can breathe air. The group includes many land and freshwater families, and a few marine ones.

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Taxonomy

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Taxonomy

Order 'Pulmonata' Cuvier in Blainville, 1814 (pulmonates)

★ Suborder Systellommatophora Pilsbry, 1948

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★ Superfamily Onchidioidea Rafinesque, 1815

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★ Superfamily Otinoidea H. & A. Adams, 1855

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★ Superfamily Rathouisioidea Sarasin, 1889

★ Suborder Basommatophora Keferstein in Bronn, 1864 (freshwater pulmonates, pond snails)

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★ Superfamily Acroloxoidea Thiele, 1931

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★ Superfamily Amphiboloidea J.E. Gray, 1840

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★ Superfamily Chilinoidea H. & A. Adams, 1855

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★ Superfamily Glacidorboidea Ponder, 1986

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★ Superfamily Lymnaeoidea Rafinesque, 1815

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★ Superfamily Planorboidea Rafinesque, 1815

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★ Superfamily Siphonarioidea J.E. Gray, 1840

★ Suborder Eupulmonata Haszprunar & Huber, 1990

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★ Infraorder Acteophila Dall, 1885 (= formerly Archaeopulmonata)

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★ Superfamily Melampoidea Stimpson, 1851

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★ Infraorder Trimusculiformes Minichev & Starobogatov, 1975

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★ Superfamily Trimusculoidea Zilch, 1959

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★ Infraorder Stylommatophora A. Schmidt, 1856 (land snails)

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★ Subinfraorder Orthurethra

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★ Superfamily Achatinelloidea Gulick, 1873

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★ Superfamily Cochlicopoidea Pilsbry, 1900

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★ Superfamily Partuloidea Pilsbry, 1900

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★ Superfamily Pupilloidea Turton, 1831

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★ Subinfraorder Sigmurethra

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★ Superfamily Acavoidea Pilsbry, 1895

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★ Superfamily Achatinoidea Swainson, 1840

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★ Superfamily Aillyoidea Baker, 1960

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★ Superfamily Arionoidea J.E. Gray in Turnton, 1840

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★ Genus Ariolimax (the Banana slug)

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★ Superfamily Buliminoidea Clessin, 1879

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★ Superfamily Camaenoidea Pilsbry, 1895

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★ Superfamily Clausilioidea Mörch, 1864

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★ Superfamily Dyakioidea Gude & Woodward, 1921

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★ Superfamily Gastrodontoidea Tryon, 1866

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★ Superfamily Helicoidea Rafinesque, 1815

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★ Superfamily Helixarionoidea Bourguignat, 1877

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★ Superfamily Limacoidea Rafinesque, 1815

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★ Superfamily Oleacinoidea H. & A. Adams, 1855

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★ Superfamily Orthalicoidea Albers-Martens, 1860

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★ Superfamily Plectopylidoidea Moellendorf, 1900

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★ Superfamily Polygyroidea Pilsbry, 1894

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★ Superfamily Punctoidea Morse, 1864

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★ Superfamily Rhytidoidea Pilsbry, 1893

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★ Superfamily Sagdidoidera Pilsbry, 1895

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★ Superfamily Staffordioidea Thiele, 1931

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★ Superfamily Streptaxoidea J.E. Gray, 1806

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★ Superfamily Strophocheiloidea Thiele, 1926

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★ Superfamily Trigonochlamydoidea Hese, 1882

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★ Superfamily Zonitoidea Mörch, 1864

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★ ? Superfamily Athoracophoroidea P. Fischer, 1883 (= Tracheopulmonata)

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★ ? Superfamily Succineoidea Beck, 1837 (= Heterurethra)

External links

★ Pulmonate snails & slugs in captivity