| Siliquariidae | |
|---|---|
| shell of Siliquaria australis | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Sorbeoconcha |
| Superfamily: | Cerithioidea |
| Family: | Siliquariidae Anton, 1838 |
| Diversity | |
| about 40 extant species[1] | |
Siliquariidae is a family of sea snails with unusual, very loosely coiled shells. These are marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Sorbeoconcha.
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The following two subfamilies have been recognized in the taxonomy of Bouchet & Rocroi (2005):
Genera within the family Siliquariidae include:[2][3]
Siliquariinae
Stephopomatinae