Siliquariidae

Siliquariidae

Siliquariidae

Family of gastropods

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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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

Stephopomatinae

  • Hummelinckiella Faber & Moolenbeek, 1999[4]
  • Stephopoma Mörch, 1860

subfamily ?

  • Caporbis Bartsch, 1915
  • Petalopoma Schiaparelli, 2002

References

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    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.
  2. [2]
    "Siliquariidae". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
  3. [3]
    Powell A W B, New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1
  4. [4]
    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
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