Siliquariidae
| Siliquariidae | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Sorbeoconcha |
| 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 clade Sorbeoconcha.
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
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
Data related to Siliquariidae at Wikispecies
Media related to Siliquariidae at Wikimedia Commons