''Siliquariidae'' is a

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sea snail Sea snails are slow-moving marine (ocean), marine gastropod Mollusca, molluscs, usually with visible external shells, such as whelk or abalone. They share the Taxonomic classification, taxonomic class Gastropoda with slugs, which are distinguishe ...

s with unusual, very loosely coiled shells. These are marine

gastropod Gastropods (), commonly known as slugs and snails, belong to a large Taxonomy (biology), taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda (). This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, freshwater, and fro ...

mollusc Mollusca is a phylum of protostome, protostomic invertebrate animals, whose members are known as molluscs or mollusks (). Around 76,000 extant taxon, extant species of molluscs are recognized, making it the second-largest animal phylum ...

s in the

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Cerithioidea The Cerithioidea is a Taxonomic rank, superfamily of marine, brackish water and freshwater Gastropoda, gastropod containing more than 200 genera. The Cerithioidea are included unassigned in the subclass Caenogastropoda. The original name of this ...

Taxonomy

The following two

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have been recognized in the taxonomy of Bouchet & Rocroi (2005): * Siliquariinae Anton, 1838 - synonym: Tenagodidae Gill, 1871 * Stephopomatinae Bandel & Kowalke, 1997

Genera

Genera within the family Siliquariidae include: Siliquariinae * ''

Siliquaria ''Siliquaria'', common name the slit worm snails, is a genus of sea snails, marine (ocean), marine gastropod molluscs in the family Siliquariidae. ''Siliquaria'' is the type genus of the family Siliquariidae. ''Siliquaria'' is considered to be ...

'' Bruguière, 1789 * ''

Tenagodus ''Tenagodus'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Siliquariidae. Species Species within the genus ''Tenagodus'' include: * ''Tenagodus anguinus ''Tenagodus anguinus'' is a species of unusual sea snail, a mari ...

'' Guettard, 1770 Stephopomatinae * '' Hummelinckiella'' Faber & Moolenbeek, 1999Bouchet, P. (2012). Stephopomatinae. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=411658 on 2012-09-11 * ''

Stephopoma ''Stephopoma'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Siliquariidae, the "slit worm shells" or "slit worm snails".Bouchet, P. (2012). Stephopoma Mörch, 1860. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http ...

'' Mörch, 1860 subfamily ? * '' Caporbis'' Bartsch, 1915 * ''

Petalopoma ''Petalopoma'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Siliquariidae ''Siliquariidae'' is a family (biology), family of sea snails with unusual, very loosely coiled shells. These are marine (ocean), marine gastropod ...

'' Schiaparelli, 2002

References

External links

* {{Taxonbar, from=Q3142454 Gastropod families