Strophocheilidae

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Strophocheilidae is a taxonomic family of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Acavoidea (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005).

Fossil record

The genus Eoborus is the family's oldest fossil record, dating from the Middle Paleocene of Brazil (Itaboraí Basin) and Uruguay (Santa Lucía Basin).

Genera

The family Strophocheilidae consists of two subfamilies and genera including: subfamily Strophocheilinae Pilsbry, 1902 subfamily Megalobuliminae Leme, 1973 [unassigned] Strophocheilidae (temporary name):

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