Obtortionidae
| Obtortionidae | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Sorbeoconcha[Note 1] |
| Superfamily: | Cerithioidea |
| Family: | Obtortionidae Thiele, 1925 |
Obtortionidae is a family of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the superfamily Cerithioidea, that is within the clade Cerithimorpha[1] or in clade Sorbeoconcha.[2]
The shell of the larva is ornamental.[1]
2005 taxonomy
According to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi (2005) the family Obtortionidae has been recognized as a synonym of family Scaliolidae within clade Caenogastropoda/clade Sorbeoconcha/Superfamily Cerithioidea.[2] Finellidae has been also a synonym of Scaliolidae.[2]
2006 taxonomy
Bandel (2006)[1] have classified Obtortionidae in superfamily Cerithioidea within clade Cerithimorpha in the order Palaeo-Caenogastropoda Bandel, 1993 within subclass Caenogastropoda.[1]
Genera
Genera within the family Obtortionidae include:
- Obtortio Hedley, 1899[1]
- Clathrofenella Kuroda & Habe, 1952[3]
- Finella Adams, 1860 is in subfamily Finellinae within Bittiidae per Bandel (2006)[1] but it used to be classified in Obtortionidae also (WoRMS 2009).[4]
Footnotes
- ↑ Placement of Cerithioidea is in Sorbeoconcha per the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi (2005).
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Bandel K. (2006). "Families of the Cerithioidea and related superfamilies (Palaeo-Caenogastropoda; Mollusca) from the Triassic to the Recent characterized by protoconch morphology - including the description of new taxa". Freiberger Forschungshefte C 511: 59-138. PDF.
- 1 2 3 Bouchet P., Rocroi J.-P., Frýda J., Hausdorf B., Ponder W., Valdés Á. & Warén A. (2005). "Classification and nomenclator of gastropod families". Malacologia: International Journal of Malacology (Hackenheim, Germany: ConchBooks) 47 (1-2): 1–397. ISBN 3-925919-72-4. ISSN 0076-2997.
- ↑ WoRMS (2009). Clathrofenella Kuroda & Habe, 1952. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138263 on 2010-08-07
- ↑ WoRMS (2009). Finella Adams, 1860. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2009) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138264 on 2010-08-07
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