Biology:Cataegidae

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Short description: Family of gastropods

Cataegidae
Cataegis godineauensis.png
fossil Cataegis godineauensis from the late Miocene
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Superfamily: Seguenzioidea
Family: Cataegidae
McLean & Quinn, 1987

Cataegidae is a family of small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Seguenzioidea.[1][2]

Taxonomy

2005 taxonomy

Cataegidae was classified as the subfamily Cataeginae within Chilodontidae according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005.

2009 taxonomy

Kano et al. (2009) elevated the subfamily Cataeginae to the family level.[2]

Genera

Genera within the family Cataegidae include:

  • Cataegis McLean & Quinn, 1987
  • Kanoia Warén & Rouse, 2016
  • Nemocataegis Hickman, 2017

References

  1. 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
  2. 2.0 2.1 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

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q16975522 entry