title: Acavidae
text: # 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
  