Cataegidae is a family of small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Seguenzioidea.[1][2]
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| fossil Cataegis godineauensis from the late Miocene | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Seguenzioidea |
| Family: | Cataegidae McLean & Quinn, 1987 |
Taxonomy
edit2005 taxonomy
editCataegidae was classified as the subfamily Cataeginae within Chilodontidae according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005.
2009 taxonomy
editKano et al. (2009) elevated the subfamily Cataeginae to the family level.[2]
Genera
editGenera within the family Cataegidae include:
- Cataegis McLean & Quinn, 1987
- Kanoia Warén & Rouse, 2016
- Nemocataegis Hickman, 2017
References
edit- ^ Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2012). Cataegidae. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=382167 on 2013-03-17
- ^ 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