DIPLOMMATINIDAE Pfeiffer
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Taxon classification Animalia Architaenioglossa Diplommatinidae
Family DIPLOMMATINIDAE Pfeiffer View in CoL
Short description.
Shell (very) small, dextral or less frequently sinistral, ellipsoid to ovoid to conical, or cylindrical. Last whorl without a pore near the aperture; on the inside with a constriction. Coiling axis changing direction one to several times during development, often resulting in (partly) detached whorls. Sculpture: usually a distinct radial sculpture, spiral sculpture subordinate; rarely with spiral sculpture only, or without sculpture. Aperture rounded to somewhat angular above; peristome (distinctly) thickened. Umbilicus closed, or open, narrow. Operculum corneous, paucispiral (Family description based on Webster et al. 2012; Vermeulen 1991; Yamazaki 2013).
Habitat and distribution.
Rock and soil foragers, frequently associated with limestone substrates. Asia (from India, China, Japan Southwards) to Australia, and Oceania.
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