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Family PUPINIDAE

Introduction

Pupuinids are cyclophoridian caenogastropod land snails that are usually found in litter in wet forests of south-eastern Asia, through Melanesia, Micronesia, Papua New Guinea and eastern Australia.
The shells are solid and ovoid, either globose or slender, often with a glossy or porcellaneous texture, sometimes with axial ribs. The aperture is more or less circular with a thickened peristome and typically two (sometimes only one) accessory breathing canals, one anteriorly placed, the other posterior. The operculum is circular to oval, mainly horny, but with some calcareous elements. There has been no modern revision of the Australian species, though Solem (1959) made a useful contribution to the understanding of the family in the region and Stanisic (1998) provided a summary of present knowledge.

 

History of changes

Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
Published As part of group Action Date Action Type Compiler(s)
12-Feb-2010 (import)