The Glacidorbidae is a taxonomic family of freshwater snails.
Taxonomy 2005 taxonomy Glacidorbidae is the only family in the superfamily Glacidorboidea. Glacidorboidea has been classified within the informal group Lower Heterobranchia in the taxonomy of Bouchet & Rocroi (2005).
2010 taxonomy Jörger et al. (2010) redefined the major groups within the Heterobranchia; they moved Glacidorboidea to Panpulmonata.Jörger K. M., Stöger I., Kano Y., Fukuda H., Knebelsberger T. & Schrödl M. (2010). "On the origin of Acochlidia and other enigmatic euthyneuran gastropods, with implications for the systematics of Heterobranchia". BMC Evolutionary Biology 10: 323. .
Genera Genera within the family Glacidorbidae include:Ponder, W. F., Avern, G. J. (2000). The Glacidorbidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Heterobranchia) of Australia. Records of the Australian Museum 52(3): 307–353. Full text , abstract Glacidorbis Iredale, 1943 – the type genus Gondwanorbis Ponder, 1986 Benthodorbis Ponder & Avern, 2000 Striadorbis Ponder & Avern, 2000 Tasmodorbis Ponder & Avern, 2000
References
Further reading Ponder W. F. & Avern G. J. (2000) "The Glacidorbidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Heterobranchia) of Australia". Records of the Australian Museum 52: 307–353. HTM