Ferussaciidae

Ferussaciidae
Temporal range:
Two fresh shells of Cecilioides acicula, scale bar in mm
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Stylommatophora
Suborder: Achatinina
Superfamily: Achatinoidea
Family: Ferussaciidae
Bourguignat, 1883
Synonyms
  • Cecilioididae Mörch, 1864
  • Ferrussacidae Bourguignat, 1883 (incorrect original spelling)
  • Ferrussaciidae Bourguignat, 1883 (incorrect spelling)

Ferussaciidae is a family of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Achatinoidea.

This family has no subfamilies. The family name Ferussaciidae is from 1883 and therefore it is more recent than the family name Cecilioididae Mörch, 1864. However, the latter has been declared as a nomen oblitum because it had not been used for over 100 years. Ferussaciidae has been declared a nomen protectum.