Amastridae

Amastridae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Heterobranchia

clade Euthyneura
clade Panpulmonata
clade Eupulmonata
clade Stylommatophora
informal group Orthurethra

Superfamily: Cochlicopoidea
Family: Amastridae
Subfamily: Amastrinae

Leptachatininae

Genera

Amastra
Armsia
Carelia
Cyclamastra
Kauaia
Laminella
Leptachatina
Planamastra
Tropidoptera

Amastridae is a taxonomic family of small, air-breathing, land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Cochlicopoidea.

Distribution

This family is endemic to the Hawaiian Islands.


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