Acavidae
# Acavidae

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

## Anatomy

In this family, the number of haploid chromosomes lies between 26 and 35 (according to the values in this table).

## Genera

The family Acavidae has no subfamilies.

Genera in the family Acavidae include:

* Acavus Montfort, 1810
* Ampelita Beck, 1837
* Embertoniphanta Groh & Poppe, 2002
* Eurystyla Ancey, 1887
* Helicophanta Férussac, 1821
* Leucotaenius Martens, 1860
* Oligospira Ancey, 1887
* † Pebasiconcha Wesselingh & Gittenberger, 1999 - with the only species † Pebasiconcha immanis Wesselingh & Gittenberger, 1999
* Stylodonta De Cristofori & Jan, 1832

### Genera brought into synonymy

* Acavella Jousseaume, 1894: synonym of Oligospira Ancey, 1887
* Columplica W. Hartmann, 1843: synonym of Stylodonta De Cristofori & Jan, 1832
* Poecilostylus Pilsbry, 1890: synonym of Eurystyla Ancey, 1887
* Stylodon H. Beck, 1837: synonym of Stylodonta De Cristofori & Jan, 1832
