Biology:Bouchetispiridae

Short description: Family of gastropods

Bouchetispiridae
Shells of Bouchetispira vitrea (holotype in the MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Bouchetispiridae Kantor, Strong & Puillandre, 2012
Type genus
Bouchetispira Kantor, E. E. Strong & Puillandre, 2012
Genera
See text

Bouchetispiridae is a part of the Gastropoda (Snails And Slugs) group, The genus Bouchetispira is the only genus in the family Bouchetispiridae (a monotypic family).The scientific name of the family and the generic name is in honour of Philippe Bouchet, the French taxonomist and malacologist.

External links

• Kantor, Y. I.; Strong, E. E.; Puillandre, N. (2012). A new lineage of Conoidea (Gastropoda: Neogastropoda) revealed by morphological and molecular data. Journal of Molluscan Studies. 78(3): 246-255

Wikidata ☰ Q16975266 entry