Megalomastomatidae is a family of tropical land snails with an operculum, terrestrial gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Cyclophoroidea (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005).[2]
Genera
Genera within the family Megalomastomatidae include:
- Synonyms
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Cyclopoma Troschel, 1847: synonym of Cyclopomops Bartsch & J. P. E. Morrison, 1942 (invalid: not Agassiz, 1833 [Pisces]; Cyclopomops is a replacement name)
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Cyrtotoma Mörch, 1852: synonym of Aperostoma Troschel, 1847 (invalid: objective junior synonym)
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Habropoma Crosse & P. Fischer, 1880: synonym of Aperostoma Troschel, 1847 (invalid: objective junior synonym)
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Lomastoma S. P. Woodward, 1856: synonym of Megalomastoma Swainson, 1840
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Megaloma S. P. Woodward, 1854: synonym of Megalomastoma Swainson, 1840
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Megalostoma [sic]: synonym of Megalomastoma Swainson, 1840 (misspelling of original genus name, Megalomastoma Swainson, 1840)
- Megalostomatinae [sic]: synonym of Megalomastomatinae W. T. Blanford, 1864 (misspelling)
- Subfamily Cochlostomatinae Kobelt, 1902: synonym of Cochlostomatidae Kobelt, 1902
- Subfamily Neopupininae Kobelt, 1902: synonym of Megalomastomatinae W. T. Blanford, 1864
References
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^ Blanford W. (1864). The Annals and Magazine of Natural History ser. 3, 13: 465.
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^ a b c d e Bouchet, Philippe; Rocroi, Jean-Pierre; Frýda, Jiri; Hausdorf, Bernard; Ponder, Winston; Valdés, Ángel & Warén, Anders (2005). "Classification and nomenclator of gastropod families". Malacologia. Hackenheim, Germany: ConchBooks. 47 (1–2): 1–397. ISBN 3-925919-72-4. ISSN 0076-2997.
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^ Kobelt W. (1902). Das Tierreich 16: 261.
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^ Thiele J. (1929). Handbuch der systematischen Weichtierkunde 1(1): 103.
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^ "Mollusca" Archived July 18, 2011, at the Wayback Machine. Diversidad Biológica Cubana, accessed 23 March 2011.
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^ "Megalomastomatidae". Paleobiology Database, accessed 23 March 2011.
- Webster N., van Dooren T. & Schilthuizen M. (2012). Phylogenetic reconstruction and shell evolution of the Diplommatinidae (Gastropoda: Caenogastropoda: Diplommatinidae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 63: 625-638.
