page_title: Pachychilidae
section_title: Genera
hierarchical_section_title: Pachychilidae / Genera
caption_attribution_description: English: Shells of various species from different genera within the family Pachychilidae, Gastropoda. Upper row from left to right: Brotia pagodula Brotia verbecki Sulcospira schmidti. Lower row, from left to right: Sulcospira housei Brotia sumatrensis Brotia episcopalis Brotia citrina Jagora asperata
context_page_description: Pachychilidae, common name pachychilids, is a taxonomic family of freshwater snails, gastropod molluscs in the clade Sorbeoconcha.
context_section_description: Genera within the family Pachychilidae include:
  † Bellatara Strand, 1928 - with only one species Bellatara janus (Mayer, 1870)
  Brotia H. Adams, 1866
  Doryssa Swainson, 1840
  † Eginea Pacaud & Harzhauser, 2012
  Faunus de Montfort, 1810 with the only species Faunus ater (Linnaeus, 1758)
  Jagora Köhler & Glaubrecht, 2003
  † Jponsia Pacaud & Harzhauser, 2012
  Madagasikara Köhler & Glaubrecht, 2010 - synonym: Melanatria Bowdich, 1822 auctt.
  † Nodifaunus Olsson, 1944
  Pachychilus I. Lea & H. C. Lea, 1851 - type genus of the family Pachychilidae
  Paracrostoma Cossmann, 1900
  Potadoma Swainson, 1840
  † Pseudobellardia Cox, 1931
  Pseudopotamis Martens, 1894
  Sulcospira Troschel, 1858 - synonym: Adamietta Brandt, 1974
  † Tinnyea Hantken, 1887
  Tylomelania Sarasin & Sarasin, 1897
  † Wingeastonia K. Martin, 1906
  Genera brought into synonymy
  Acrostoma Brot, 1871: synonym of Paracrostoma Cossmann, 1900
  Antimelania P. Fischer & Crosse, 1892: synonym of Brotia H. Adams, 1866
  Brotella Rovereto, 1899: synonym of Paracrostoma Cossmann, 1900
  Fauninae Cossmann, 1909 (subfamily) : synonym of Pachychilidae P. Fischer & Crosse, 1892
  Melanatria Bowdich, 1822: synonym of Faunus Montfort, 1810
  Oxymelania Crosse & P. Fischer, 1892: synonym of Pachychilus I. Lea & H. C. Lea, 1851
  Pirena Lamarck, 1822: synonym of Faunus Montfort, 1810
  Sphaeromelania Rovereto, 1899: synonym of Pachychilus I. Lea & H. C. Lea, 1851
  Wanga Chen, 1943: synonym of Brotia H. Adams, 1866
caption: Shells of various pachychilid species
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