Familia Capulidae

Flemming, 1822

Shell cap-shaped, with large, almost circular aperture applied to substratum so that apex coils posteriorly. Periostracum around aperture forms fringe, with earlier fringes evident on expanded last whorl. Shell not covered by mantle.

Source: Hayward et al., 1990.

The following subtaxa of this family occur in the region:

Genus Capulus
Capulus ungaricus
Genus Trichotropis
Trichotropis borealis

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