Calliotropidae
Calliotropidae is a family of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Seguenzioidea.
Taxonomy
2005 taxonomy
Calliotropidae has been classified as a subfamily Calliotropinae within Chilodontidae according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005.
2007-2009 taxonomy
A Molecular phylogeny research of Seguenzioidea was published by Kano (2007).[2]
Kano et al. (2009)[3] has elevated the subfamily Calliotropinae to family level Calliotropidae.[3]
Genera
Genera within the family Calliotropidae include:
- Bathybembix Crosse, 1893
- Calliotropis L. Seguenza, 1903
- Cidarina Dall, 1909
- Convexia Noda, 1975
- Echinogurges Quinn, 1979
- Ginebis Taki & Otuka, 1942
- Lischkeia P. Fischer, 1879
- Putzeysia Sulliotti, 1889
- Spinicalliotropis Poppe, Tagaro & Dekker, 2006
References
- ^ Hickman C. S. & McLean J. H. (1990). "Systematic revision and suprageneric classification of trochacean gastropods". Science Series of Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County 35: 1-169
- ^ Kano Y. (2007). "Vetigastropod phylogeny and a new concept of Seguenzioidea: independent evolution of copulatory organs in the deep-sea habitats". Zoologica Scripta 37(1): 1-21. doi:10.1111/j.1463-6409.2007.00316.x
- ^ a b Kano Y., Chikyu E. & Warén A. (2009) "Morphological, ecological and molecular characterization of the enigmatic planispiral snail genus Adeuomphalus (Vetigastropoda: Seguenzioidea)". Journal of Molluscan Studies 75: 397-418. doi:10.1093/mollus/eyp037.