Geomitrinae

Geomitra delphinula, copyright Panayotis Ovalis.

Belongs within: Helicoidei.
Contains: Discula.

The Geomitrinae are a group of snails found in warmer western Palaearctic regions, united by molecular data.

<==Geomitrinae
    |  i. s.: DisculaC84
    |--Cochlicella Férussac 1821BR05 [Cochlicellidae, Cochlicellinae, CochlicelliniBR17]
    |    |--*C. conoidea (Draparnaud 1805) [=Helix conoidea]BR17
    |    `--C. acutaCC06
    |--Ponentina Hesse 1921BR05 [Ponentiniinae, Ponentininae, PonentininiBR17]
    |    `--*P. subvirescens (Bellamy 1839) [=Helix subvirescens]BR17
    `--GeomitriniBR05
         |--Ochthephila Beck 1837 [Ochthephilinae]BR05
         |    `--*O. pyramis (Philippi 1836) [=Helix pyramis]BR17
         `--Geomitra Swainson 1840BR05
              |--*G. tiarella (Webb & Berthelot 1833) [=Helix tiarella]BR17
              |--G. acarinata Hemmen & Groh 1985CC06
              |--G. coronataCC06
              |--G. delphinulaCC06
              `--G. gerberi Groh & Hemmen 1986CC06

*Type species of generic name indicated

References

[BR05] Bouchet, P., & J.-P. Rocroi. 2005. Classification and nomenclator of gastropod families. Malacologia 47 (1–2): 1–397.

[BR17] Bouchet, P., J.-P. Rocroi, B. Hausdorf, A. Kaim, Y. Kano, A. Nützel, P. Parkhaev, M. Schrödl & E. E. Strong. 2017. Revised classification, nomenclator and typification of gastropod and monoplacophoran families. Malacologia 61 (1–2): 1–526.

[C84] Cain, A. J. 1984. Heterosematism in snails. Malacologia 25 (1): 161–172.

[CC06] Cameron, R. A. D., L. M. Cook, G. A. Goodfriend & M. B. Seddon. 2006. Fossil land snails of Porto Santo, Madeiran archipelago: change and stasis in Pleistocene to Recent times. Malacologia 49 (1): 25–59.

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