Simpulopsidae

Simpulopsidae is a taxonomic family of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the superfamily Orthalicoidea.^[1][2]

Simpulopsidae
dorsal view of Simpulopsis rufovirens
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Order:	Stylommatophora
Suborder:	Helicina
Superfamily:	Orthalicoidea
Family:	Simpulopsidae Schileyko, 1999

Taxonomy

2005 taxonomy

Main article: Bulimulidae § 2005 taxonomy

This taxon was placed as the tribe Simpulopsini, in the subfamily Bulimulinae, within the family Orthalicidae, according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda (Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005).^[3]

2012 taxonomy

Breure & Romero (2012)^[1] elevated Simpulopsini to Simpulopsidae.^[1]

Genera

Genera in the family Simpulopsidae include:

• Leiostracus Albers, 1850^[1]
• Rhinus Albers, 1860^[4]
• Simpulopsis Beck, 1837 - type genus of the tribe Simpulopsini^[3][5][1]
  • subgenus Eudioptus Albers, 1860^[4]