Siliquariidae
Family of gastropods
| Siliquariidae | |
|---|---|
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| Five view of a shell of Tenagodus anguinus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Cerithioidea |
| Family: | Siliquariidae Anton, 1838 |
| Diversity[1] | |
| About 40 extant species | |
Siliquariidae is a family of sea snails with unusual, very loosely coiled shells. These are marine gastropod molluscs in the superfamily Cerithioidea.
Taxonomy
The following two subfamilies have been recognized in the taxonomy of Bouchet & Rocroi (2005):
- Siliquariinae Anton, 1838 - synonym: Tenagodidae Gill, 1871
- Stephopomatinae Bandel & Kowalke, 1997
Genera
Genera within the family Siliquariidae include:[2][3]
Siliquariinae
- Siliquaria Bruguière, 1789
- Tenagodus Guettard, 1770
Stephopomatinae
- Hummelinckiella Faber & Moolenbeek, 1999[4]
- Stephopoma Mörch, 1860
subfamily ?
- Caporbis Bartsch, 1915
- Petalopoma Schiaparelli, 2002
References
- ^ Strong E. E., Colgan D. J., Healy J. M., Lydeard C., Ponder W. F. & Glaubrecht M. (2011). "Phylogeny of the gastropod superfamily Cerithioidea using morphology and molecules". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 162(1): 43-89. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.2010.00670.x.
- ^ "Siliquariidae". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- ^ Powell A W B, New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1
- ^ Bouchet, P. (2012). Stephopomatinae. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=411658 on 2012-09-11
External links
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