English

Adjective

pulmonate

1. having lungs or similar organs
2. of, relating to, or belonging to the gastropod order Pulmonata (slugs and snails)

Noun

1. A gastropod of the order Pulmonata

The Pulmonata or "pulmonates" are an order (once a subclass) of snails and slugs that have developed a pallial lung and thus can breathe air. The group includes many land and freshwater families and a few marine ones.

Taxonomy

Order Pulmonata Cuvier in Blainville, 1814 (pulmonates)

• Suborder Systellommatophora Pilsbry, 1948
  • • Superfamily Onchidioidea Rafinesque, 1815
    • Superfamily Otinoidea H. & A. Adams, 1855
    • Superfamily Rathouisioidea Sarasin, 1889
• Suborder Basommatophora Keferstein in Bronn, 1864 (freshwater pulmonates, pond snails)
  • • Superfamily Acroloxoidea Thiele, 1931
    • Superfamily Amphiboloidea J.E. Gray, 1840
    • Superfamily Chilinoidea H. & A. Adams, 1855
    • Superfamily Glacidorboidea Ponder, 1986
    • Superfamily Lymnaeoidea Rafinesque, 1815
    • Superfamily Planorboidea Rafinesque, 1815
    • Superfamily Siphonarioidea J.E. Gray, 1840
• Suborder Eupulmonata Haszprunar & Huber, 1990
  • Infraorder Acteophila Dall, 1885 (= formerly Archaeopulmonata)
    • Superfamily Melampoidea Stimpson, 1851
  • Infraorder Trimusculiformes Minichev & Starobogatov, 1975
    • Superfamily Trimusculoidea Zilch, 1959
  • Infraorder Stylommatophora A. Schmidt, 1856 (land snails)
    • Subinfraorder Orthurethra
    • Superfamily Achatinelloidea Gulick, 1873

thumb|right|350px|Shells of pulmonate styllomatophoran snails in a museum collection

• • • Superfamily Cochlicopoidea Pilsbry, 1900
    • Superfamily Partuloidea Pilsbry, 1900
    • Superfamily Pupilloidea Turton, 1831
    • Subinfraorder Sigmurethra
    • Superfamily Acavoidea Pilsbry, 1895
    • Superfamily Achatinoidea Swainson, 1840
    • Superfamily Aillyoidea Baker, 1960
    • Superfamily Arionoidea J.E. Gray in Turnton, 1840
    • Superfamily Buliminoidea Clessin, 1879
    • Superfamily Camaenoidea Pilsbry, 1895
    • Superfamily Clausilioidea Mörch, 1864
    • Superfamily Dyakioidea Gude & Woodward, 1921
    • Superfamily Gastrodontoidea Tryon, 1866
    • Superfamily Helicoidea Rafinesque, 1815
    • Superfamily Helixarionoidea Bourguignat, 1877
    • Superfamily Limacoidea Rafinesque, 1815
    • Superfamily Oleacinoidea H. & A. Adams, 1855
    • Superfamily Orthalicoidea Albers-Martens, 1860
    • Superfamily Plectopylidoidea Moellendorf, 1900
    • Superfamily Polygyroidea Pilsbry, 1894
    • Superfamily Punctoidea Morse, 1864
    • Superfamily Rhytidoidea Pilsbry, 1893
    • Superfamily Sagdidoidera Pilsbry, 1895
    • Superfamily Staffordioidea Thiele, 1931
    • Superfamily Streptaxoidea J.E. Gray, 1806
    • Superfamily Strophocheiloidea Thiele, 1926
    • Superfamily Trigonochlamydoidea Hese, 1882
    • Superfamily Zonitoidea Mörch, 1864
    • ? Superfamily Athoracophoroidea P. Fischer, 1883 (= Tracheopulmonata)
    • ? Superfamily Succineoidea Beck, 1837 (= Heterurethra)

External links

• Pulmonate snails & slugs in captivity