Tegulidae

Updated on Oct 29, 2023

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Kingdom Animalia Clade Vetigastropoda Scientific name Tegulidae Rank Family		Phylum Mollusca Superfamily Trochoidea Higher classification Trochoidea
Similar Gastropods, Molluscs, Tegula, Vetigastropoda, Trochoidea

Tegulidae is a family of small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Trochoidea (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005).

This was for a long time considered to be a subfamily (Tegulinae) within the family Turbinidae.

Genera

Genera within the family Tegulidae include:

Chlorostoma Swainson, 1840

Cittarium Philippi, 1847

Norrisia Bayle, 1880

Omphalius Philippi, 1847

Tectus Montfort, 1810

Tegula Lesson, 1832

Genera brought into synonymy

Agathistoma Olsson & Harbison, 1953: synonym of Tegula Lesson, 1832

Cardinalia Gray, 1842: synonym of Tectus Montfort, 1810

Livona Gray, 1842: synonym of Cittarium Philippi, 1847

Promartynia Dall, 1909: synonym of Tegula Lesson, 1832

Pyramidea Swainson, 1840: synonym of Tectus Montfort, 1810

Pyramis Schumacher, 1817: synonym of Tectus Montfort, 1810

Trochiscus G. B. Sowerby I, 1838: synonym of Norrisia Bayle, 1880

References

Tegulidae Wikipedia

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