See text Bulimulidae is a taxonomic family of medium-sized to large, air-breathing, tropical and sub-tropical land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the superfamily Orthalicoidea.

[2] Distribution of species in the family Bulimulidae includes Ecuador (9 genera)[3] and other South American countries.

The family's oldest fossil record dates from the late Cretaceous of Brazil (Itaboraí Basin).

[6] Shells of species within Bostrycinae have a smooth protoconch and the genital organs feature a relatively long penis sheath (ca.

[1] Breure & Romero (2012)[10] confirmed previous results from 2010, additionally they elevated Simpulopsini to Simpulopsidae.