Although the first records of these mosses in herbaria are uncertain, Splachnaceae was first published in 1824 (Memoirs of the Wernerian Natural History Society 5: 442.
1824.)
by Robert Kaye Greville and George Arnott Walker.

The type genus of Splachnaceae is Splachnum Hedw.,
of which the family was named after.
It was first described in 1801 in Species Muscorum Frondosorum (51–56, pl.
8.),
with the type specimen having been described in latin (Splachnum vasculosum Hedw.).
Although the first records of these mosses in herbaria are uncertain, Splachnaceae was first published in 1824 (Memoirs of the Wernerian Natural History Society 5: 442. 1824.) by Robert Kaye Greville and George Arnott Walker.
The type genus of Splachnaceae is Splachnum Hedw., of which the family was named after. It was first described in 1801 in Species Muscorum Frondosorum (51–56, pl. 8.), with the type specimen having been described in latin (Splachnum vasculosum Hedw.).
Splachnaceae