Siliquariidae

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Siliquariidae
Five view of a shell of Tenagodus anguinus
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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[edit]

The following two subfamilies have been recognized in the taxonomy of Bouchet & Rocroi (2005):

Genera[edit]

Genera within the family Siliquariidae include:[2][3]

Siliquariinae

Stephopomatinae

subfamily ?

References[edit]

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