Thysanophoridae
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| Three views of a shell of Microphysula cookei | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia clade Euthyneura clade Panpulmonata clade Eupulmonata clade Stylommatophora informal group Sigmurethra |
| Superfamily: | Helicoidea |
| Family: |
Thysanophoridae Pilsbry, 1926 |
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Thysanophoridae is a family of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Helicoidea (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005).
These are common woodland snails of North America. They also occur in a few recorded spots in South America.
This family is defined by the absence of both a diverticulum and a stimulatory organ.
There are no subfamilies in Thysanophoridae.
Genera within the family Thysanophoridae include:
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