ACICULIDAE Gray, 1850
(point snails)

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ID refs
Acicula fusca
Point Snail
Species 2 ident. refs
Taxonomic hierarchy:
FamilyACICULIDAE (point snails)
OrderARCHITAENIOGLOSSA (an order of molluscs)
SubclassCAENOGASTROPODA (a subclass of molluscs)
ClassGASTROPODA (slugs and snails)
PhylumMOLLUSCA (slugs, snails, bivalves, octopus, sea slugs)
SuperphylumLOPHOTROCHOZOA (molluscs and relatives)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
() Gargominy O. & Ripken, T.E.J. 2011 Une collection de référence pour la malacofaune terrestre de France: a reference collection for French terrestrial molluscs MalaCo HS 1: 1-108.
() Kerney, M.P. & Cameron, R.A.D. 1979 A Field Guide to the Land Snails of Britain and North-west Europe 288pp, Collins

ACICULIDAE (point snails) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for ACICULIDAE (point snails)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 0 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for ACICULIDAE (point snails)
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