Biology:Tornatinidae

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Short description: Family of gastropods

Tornatinidae
Naturalis Biodiversity Center - RMNH.MOL.231448 - Acteocina culcitella (Gould, 1853) - Cylichnidae - Mollusc shell.jpeg
Acteocina culcitella shells
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Cohort: Tectipleura
Order: Cephalaspidea
Superfamily: Bulloidea
Family: Tornatinidae
P. Fischer, 1883
Type genus
Tornatina
A. Adams, 1850
Synonyms

Acteocinidae Dall, 1913

Tornatinidae is a family of very small sea snails, barrel-bubble snails, marine opisthobranch gastropod molluscs. These are headshield slugs, in the superfamily Bulloidea.[1]

Genera

Genera within the family Tornatinidae include:

Genera brought into synonymy:

  • Actaeocina [sic]: synonym of Acteocina Gray, 1847
  • Didontoglossa Annandale, 1924: synonym of Acteocina Gray, 1847
  • Tornatina A. Adams, 1850: synonym of Acteocina Gray, 1847
  • Utriculastra Thiele, 1925: synonym of Acteocina Gray, 1847

References

  1. Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2015). Rhizoridae Dell, 1952. In: MolluscaBase (2016). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=413349 on 2016-05-23

Wikidata ☰ Q25096418 entry