Ampullinidae

Ampullinidae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Sorbeoconcha
Superfamily: Campaniloidea
Family: Ampullinidae
Cossman, 1918
Genera

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Synonyms

Ampullospiridae Cox, 1930
Gyrodinae Wenz, 1938
Globulariinae Wenz, 1941
Pseudamauridae Kowalke & Bandel, 1996

Ampullinidae are a taxonomic family of deep-water sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Sorbeoconcha.

The shells of species in this family resemble those of naticids.

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Taxonomy

No subfamilies in this family are recognized in the taxonomy of Bouchet & Rocroi (2005).

Genera

Genera within the family Ampullinidae include:

References