Rissoidea

Caenogastropoda

Hypogastropoda

Littorinimorpha

Superfamily Rissoidea

Terrestrial Rissoidea

The superfamily Rissoidea contains mostly marine snails in 23 families. They are operculate and posess gills. Terrestrial or semi-terrestrial species are found in three families: Assimineidae, Pomatiopsidae. and Truncatellidae. Distributions were taken from Compendium of Landshells by R. Tucker Abbott, the Discover Life website, and the Malacos.chez website.

Family Assimineidae

Genera:

Acmella Sumatra
Afroassiminea
Allepithema
Anaglyphula
Assiminea Madagascar, South Africa, Comores, Phillipines, New Caledonia, Japon, Russia, Malaysia, Society Ids.
Balambania Philippines
Cyclomorpha Tuamotu Ids.
Cyclotropis
Dominamaria
Electrina
Fijianella
Garrettia
Omphalotropis Saipan Id., Marianas
Paludinella
Pseudocyclotus Manus Id., Admiralty Ids.
Pseudogibbula
Quadrasiella
Rapanella
Septariellina
Suterilla
Syncera

 

Family Pomatiopsidae [=Delavayidae].

Only one genus contains semi-terrestrial species.

Pomatiopsis

 

Family Truncatellidae

Genera:

Blandiella Trinidad
Geomelania Honduras (Utila Isl. & Roatan Isl.), Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Grand Cayman, Cuba,
Rhiopoma Saint Lucia
Taheitia New Guinea, Philippines, Guam, Palau, Somoa, Vanuatu
Truncatella Panama, Caribbean, Bermuda, Seychelles, Malaysia, New Caledonia, Philippines, South Africa, Europe, Mexico (Baja), California, Micronesia, India, Indonesia, Guam, Hawaiian Ids.