Tegulidae is a
family
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of small to large
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,
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 ...
mollusk
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s in the superfamily
Trochoidea (according to the
taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005).
[Bouchet, P. (2013). Tegulidae Kuroda, Habe & Oyama, 1971. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=715868 on 2013-12-10]
This was for a long time considered to be a subfamily (Tegulinae) within the family
Turbinidae
Turbinidae, the turban snails, are a family of small to large marine gastropod molluscs in the superfamily Trochoidea.Bouchet, P. (2014). Turbinidae Rafinesque, 1815. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecie ...
.
Genera
Genera within the family Tegulidae include:
* ''
Agathistoma
''Agathistoma'' is a genus of small to medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Tegulidae
Tegulidae is a family of small to large sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Trochoidea (according to the ...
''
Olsson & Harbison, 1953
* ''
Callistele''
Cotton & Godfrey, 1935
* ''
Carolesia
''Carolesia'' is a genus of small to medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Tegulidae
Tegulidae is a family of small to large sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Trochoidea (according to the t ...
''
Güller & Zelaya, 2014
* ''
Cittarium
''Cittarium'' is a genus of a sea snails, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Tegulidae
Tegulidae is a family of small to large sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Trochoidea (according to the taxonomy of the Gast ...
''
Philippi, 1847
* ''
Norrisia''
Bayle, 1880
* ''
Rochia
''Rochia'' is a genus of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Tegulidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Rochia Gray, 1857. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=t ...
''
Gray, 1857
* ''
Tectus
''Tectus'' is a genus of sea snails, marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusks in the family (biology), family Tegulidae.
Description
The shell has a pyramidal shape. Its base is flat, without false-umbilicus. The rhomboidal Aperture (mollusc), ...
''
Montfort, 1810
* ''
Tegula''
Lesson, 1832
;Genera brought into synonymy:
* ''Cardinalia''
Gray, 1842: synonym of ''
Tectus
''Tectus'' is a genus of sea snails, marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusks in the family (biology), family Tegulidae.
Description
The shell has a pyramidal shape. Its base is flat, without false-umbilicus. The rhomboidal Aperture (mollusc), ...
''
Montfort, 1810
* ''
Chlorostoma
''Chlorostoma'' is a genus of sea snails, marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusks in the family (biology), family Tegulidae.Bouchet, P. (2013). Chlorostoma Swainson, 1840. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marines ...
''
Swainson, 1840: synonym of ''
Tegula''
Lesson, 1832 (junior synonym)
* ''Livona''
Gray, 1842: synonym of ''
Cittarium
''Cittarium'' is a genus of a sea snails, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Tegulidae
Tegulidae is a family of small to large sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Trochoidea (according to the taxonomy of the Gast ...
''
Philippi, 1847
* ''Meleagris''
Montfort, 1810: synonym of ''
Cittarium
''Cittarium'' is a genus of a sea snails, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Tegulidae
Tegulidae is a family of small to large sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Trochoidea (according to the taxonomy of the Gast ...
''
Philippi, 1847 (invalid: not ''Meleagris''
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''Cittarium'' is a replacement name)
* ''Neomphalius''
P. Fischer, 1885: synonym of ''Tegula''
Lesson, 1832 (unnecessary substitute name for Omphalius Philippi, 1847, by Fischer treated as a junior homonym of Omphalia de Haan, 1825)
* ''
Omphalius
''Omphalius'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Tegulidae.
Since 2020 it is considered a synonym of '' Tegula'' Lesson, 1832
Species
Species brought into synonymy:
* ''Omphalius caelatus'' Adams A., 1854: synon ...
''
Philippi, 1847: synonym of ''
Tegula''
Lesson, 1832
* ''Promartynia''
Dall, 1909: synonym of ''
Tegula''
Lesson, 1832
* ''Pyramidea''
Swainson, 1840: synonym of ''
Tectus
''Tectus'' is a genus of sea snails, marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusks in the family (biology), family Tegulidae.
Description
The shell has a pyramidal shape. Its base is flat, without false-umbilicus. The rhomboidal Aperture (mollusc), ...
''
Montfort, 1810
* ''Pyramis''
Schumacher, 1817: synonym of ''
Tectus
''Tectus'' is a genus of sea snails, marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusks in the family (biology), family Tegulidae.
Description
The shell has a pyramidal shape. Its base is flat, without false-umbilicus. The rhomboidal Aperture (mollusc), ...
''
Montfort, 1810
* ''Trochiscus''
G. B. Sowerby I, 1838: synonym of ''
Norrisia''
Bayle, 1880
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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