''Siliquariidae'' is a
family
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of
sea snails with unusual, very loosely coiled shells. These are
marine
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gastropod molluscs in the
clade Sorbeoconcha
Sorbeoconcha is a taxonomic clade of snails, i.e. gastropods, mainly marine species with gills and opercula, within the clade Caenogastropoda.
The taxon Sorbeoconcha was named by Winston Ponder and David R. Lindberg in 1997.
Taxonomy
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.
Taxonomy
The following two
subfamilies
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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'' Bruguière, 1789
* ''
Tenagodus'' Guettard, 1770
Stephopomatinae
* ''
Hummelinckiella'' Faber & Moolenbeek, 1999
[Bouchet, 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'' Mörch, 1860
subfamily ?
* ''
Caporbis'' Bartsch, 1915
* ''
Petalopoma'' Schiaparelli, 2002
References
External links
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