Amphibulimidae

Amphibulimidae is a taxonomic family of land snails in the superfamily Orthalicoidea.^[2][3]

Amphibulimidae
Amphibulima patula dominicensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Order:	Stylommatophora
Suborder:	Helicina
Superfamily:	Orthalicoidea
Family:	Amphibulimidae P. Fischer, 1873
Diversity[1]
From 17 (including Peltella) to at least 80 species (Amphibulima 4 species, Dryptus at least ~7 species, Gaeotis at least 1 species, Pellicula at least 1 species, Plekocheilus at least ~67 species)

Distribution

Amphibulimidae lives across the northern part of South America (Colombia, Venezuela, Brazil, Ecuador), Central America and the West Indies (Guadeloupe, Dominica, Martinique).^[4]

Taxonomy

2005

Main article: Orthalicidae § 2005 taxonomy

This taxon was placed as a subfamily Amphibuliminae within the family Orthalicidae according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda (Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005).^[5] There was classified also semi-slug Peltella Gray, 1855 within Amphibuliminae and Peltellinae Gray, 1855 was considered as a synonym of Amphibuliminae.^[5]

2010

Breure et al. (2010)^[2] elevated Amphibuliminae to Amphibulimidae.^[2]

2012

Breure & Romero (2012)^[3] removed Peltella to subfamily Peltellinae within Bulimulidae.^[3]

Genera

Genera within the family Amphibulimidae include:

• Amphibulima Lamarck, 1805 - type genus of the subfamily Amphibuliminae^[5]
• Dryptus Albers, 1860^[6]
• Gaeotis Shuttleworth, 1854^[3]
• Pellicula P. Fischer, 1856^[6]
• Plekocheilus Guilding, 1828^[6][3]