one fossil species Pelex Gould, 1852 Latia is a genus of very small, air-breathing freshwater snails or limpets, aquatic pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the superfamily Chilinoidea.

[6] The family Latiidae has been classified within the superfamily Chilinoidea, itself belonging to the clade Hygrophila within the informal group Basommatophora in the informal group Pulmonata (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005).

[7] Shell is ancyliform, with the apex marginal, and situated at the left posterior side, incurved, small.

Central tooth of radula is bicuspidate, laterals are unicuspidate and marginals are tricuspidate.

Species in the genus Latia include: This article incorporates public domain text from the reference[8]