Scientific name Capulidae Rank Family | ||
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Superfamily CapuloideaFleming, 1822 Similar Calyptraeidae, Hipponicidae, Janthinidae, Trichotropis, Eulimidae |
The Capulidae, the cap snails or cap shells, are a taxonomic family of limpet-like sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Littorinimorpha. Capulidae is the only family in the superfamily Capuloidea. According to taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi (2005) the family Capulidae has no subfamilies.
The name Trichotropidae was previously used for this family, but this name is invalid, as it is a junior synonym.
Genera
Genera within the family Capulidae include:
References
Capulidae Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA