A comprehensive study of the anatomy, ecology and distribution of the orthurethran genusDraparnaudiaconfirms its family‐group status, and suggests a probable sister‐group relationship with another Pacific family, the Partulidae; its previous position as a subfamily of the Enidae is refuted.Draparnaudiais endemic to New Caledonia, but records from the New Hebrides are thought to result from introductions. A total of six species are recognized in the taxonomic revision, including two new species. Spermatophores are recorded for the first t