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According to MolluscaBase, the family of door snails (Clausiliidae) contains seven extant subfamilies, some of which in turn are divided into so-called tribes (tribus) and the into genera and species. For simplification purposes, fossil groups were omitted from this list.

On this concise version of this list only those species and their systematic connections are displayed that are described ón this homepage. The systematic order stated is based on MolluscaBase.

Door Snails (Clausiliidae): Systematic List (Detailed Version).

Suggestions for corrections are best sent to: Robert Nordsieck (weichtiere@gmail.com)!

Clausiliidae J. E. Gray, 1855

Subfamily Alopiinae A. J. Wagner, 1913

• Tribus Alopiini A. J. Wagner, 1913

  • Genus Herilla H. Adams & A. Adams, 1855
  • Herilla bosniensis (Vest, 1867) - Bosnian Door Snail.
  
  

• Tribus Cochlodinini Lindholm, 1925 (1923)

• Genus Cochlodina A. Férussac, 1821
• Cochlodina fimbriata (Rossmässler, 1835) - Pale Door Snail.
• Cochlodina laminata (Montagu, 1803) - Plaited Door Snail.
• Genus Paracochlodina H. Nordsieck, 1969
• Paracochlodina orthostoma (Menke, 1828) - Straight Mouth Door Snail.
  
  

• Tribus Delimini R. Brandt, 1956

• Genus Papillifera W. Hartmann, 1842
• Papillifera bidens (Linnaeus, 1758) - Italian Door Snail.

Subfamily Clausiliinae J. E. Gray, 1855

• Tribus Baleini A. J. Wagner, 1913

• Genus Alinda H. Adams & A. Adams, 1855
• Alinda biplicata (Montagu, 1803) - Common Door Snail.
• Genus Laciniaria W. Hartmann, 1842
• Laciniaria plicata (Draparnaud, 1801) - Lesser Plicate Door Snail.
• Genus Strigillaria Vest, 1867
• Strigillaria cana (Held, 1836) - Grey Door Snail.



• Tribus Clausiliini Gray, 1855

• Genus Clausilia Draparnaud, 1805
• Clausilia dubia Draparnaud, 1805 - Dubious Door Snail.
• Clausilia rugosa (Draparnaud, 1801) - Coarse Door Snail.
• Genus Macrogastra W. Hartmann, 1841
• Macrogastra attenuata (Rossmässler, 1835) - Middle Door Snail.
• Macrogastra plicatula (Draparnaud, 1801) - Plicate Door Snail.
• Macrogastra ventricosa (Draparnaud, 1801) - Ventricose Door Snail.
• Genus Pseudofusulus H. Nordsieck, 1977
• Pseudofusulus varians (C. Pfeiffer, 1828) - Stocky Door Snail.

Links

• MolluscaBase eds. (2025): Clausiliidae J. E. Gray, 1855.
• Door Snails (Clausiliidae) I: Introduction and General Overview.
• Door Snails (Clausiliidae) II: Central European Species.

Literature

• Nordsieck, H. (2007): Worldwide Door Snails, Recent and Fossil. Conchbooks, Harxheim.
• Nordsieck, H. (2022): European Door Snails I: Taxonomy, Phylogeny, Species Concept. Conchbooks, Harxheim.

Latest Change: 23.07.2026 (Robert Nordsieck).