Colubrariidae are a
taxonomic
280px, Generalized scheme of taxonomy
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family
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of medium-sized
sea snail
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s, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily
Buccinoidea
Buccinoidea is a taxonomic superfamily of very small to large predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks.
This superfamily is in the clade Neogastropoda according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda (Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005). It had been p ...
.
[Bouchet, P. (2010). Colubrariidae. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=411754 on 2010-11-26]
This family has no subfamilies.
Genera
* ''
Axifex''
S.-I Huang & M.-H. Lin, 2019
* ''
Bartschia''
Rehder, 1943
* ''
Colubraria''
Schumacher, 1817
* ''
Cumia''
Bivona-Bernardi, 1838
* ''
Cyclimetula''
S.-I Huang & M.-H. Lin, 2019
* ''
Iredalula''
Finlay, 1926
* ''
Kanamarua''
Kuroda, 1951
* ''
Metula
Metula () is a town in the Northern District of Israel. It abuts the Israel-Lebanon border, and had a population of in .
History Bronze and Iron Age
Metula is located near the sites of the biblical cities of Dan, Abel Beth Maacah, and Ijon ...
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H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853
* ''
Minibraria''
Sarasúa, 1984
;Genera brought into synonymy:
* ''Acamptochetus'' Cossmann, 1901: synonym of ''Metula'' H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853
* ''Agassitula'' Olsson & Bayer, 1972: synonym of ''Metula'' H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853
* ''Antemetula'' Rehder, 1943: synonym of ''Metula'' H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853
* ''Antimitra'' Iredale, 1917: synonym of ''Metula'' H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853
* ''Colubrarina'' Kuroda & Habe, 1971: synonym of ''Metula'' H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853
* ''Epidromus'' Mörch, 1852: synonym of ''Colubraria'' Schumacher, 1817 (not available from Agassiz, 1846)
* ''Floritula'' Olsson & Bayer, 1972: synonym of ''Metula'' H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853
* ''Fusus'' Helbling, 1779: synonym of ''Cumia'' Bivona, 1838 (Invalid: Placed by the ICZN on the Official Index by Opinion 1765, See Nomenclature note below.)
* ''Minitula'' Olsson & Bayer, 1972: synonym of ''Metula'' H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853
* ''Obex'' Iredale, 1925: synonym of ''Colubraria'' Schumacher, 1817
* ''Ratifusus'' Iredale, 1929: synonym of ''Cumia'' Bivona, 1838
* ''Roquesia'' Petuch, 2013: synonym of ''Colubraria'' Schumacher, 1817
References
* Bouchet P., Rocroi J.P., Hausdorf B., Kaim A., Kano Y., Nützel A., Parkhaev P., Schrödl M. & Strong E.E. (2017). Revised classification, nomenclator and typification of gastropod and monoplacophoran families. Malacologia. 61(1-2): 1–526.
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