Siliquariidae is a family of sea snails with unusual, very loosely coiled shells. These are marine gastropod molluscs in the superfamily Cerithioidea.
| Siliquariidae | |
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| Five view of a shell of Tenagodus anguinus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Cerithioidea |
| Family: | Siliquariidae Anton, 1838 |
| Diversity[1] | |
| About 40 extant species | |
Taxonomy
editThe 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
editGenera within the family Siliquariidae include:[2][3]
Siliquariinae
- Siliquaria Bruguière, 1789
- Tenagodus Guettard, 1770
Stephopomatinae
- Hummelinckiella Faber & Moolenbeek, 1999[4]
- Stephopoma Mörch, 1860
subfamily ?
- Caporbis Bartsch, 1915
- Petalopoma Schiaparelli, 2002
References
edit- ^ 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
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