The Tonnoidea are a
superfamily of
sea snails,
marine gastropod molluscs in the order
Littorinimorpha.
This superfamily includes many very large species.
Nomenclature
Beu (1998, 2008) favours usage of Tonnoidea and Tonnidae rather than Cassoidea and Cassidae preferred by Riedel (1995). This is in agreement with the action of Thiele (1925) who placed Tonnidae and Cassidae under "stirps Tonnacea", therefore acting as first reviser under ICZN art. 24
Families
Families within the superfamily Tonnoidea include:
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Bursidae
The Bursidae, common name "frog snails" or "frog shells", are a rather small taxonomic family of large sea snails, marine gastropod predatory snails in the clade Littorinimorpha. MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Bursidae Thiele, 1925. Acc ...
, the frog shells
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Cassidae, the helmet shells and bonnet shells
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Charoniidae
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Cymatiidae
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Laubierinidae
The Laubierinidae are a family of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Littorinimorpha.
Taxonomy
The family includes the following genera:
* '' Akibumia'' Kuroda & Habe, 1959
* '' Laminilabrum'' Kuroda & Habe, 1961
* '' Laubier ...
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Personidae
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Ranellidae, the tritons
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Thalassocyonidae
Thalassocyonidae is a family of sea snails in the superfamily Tonnoidea and the order Littorinimorpha.
Genera
The only two genera within the family Thalassocyonidae are:
* '' Distorsionella'' Beu, 1978
* ''Thalassocyon
''Thalassocyon'' is a ...
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Tonnidae, the tun shells
;Families brought into synonymy:
* Aquillidae Pilsbry, 1904: synonym of
Cymatiinae Iredale, 1913 (1854)
* Distorsioninae Beu, 1981: synonym of
Personidae Gray, 1854
* Doliidae Latreille, 1825: synonym of
Tonnidae Suter, 1913 (1825)
* Galeodoliidae Sacco, 1891: synonym of
Tonnidae Suter, 1913 (1825)
* Lampusiidae Newton, 1891: synonym of
Cymatiinae Iredale, 1913 (1854)
* Lotoriidae Harris, 1897: synonym of
Cymatiinae Iredale, 1913 (1854)
* Macgillivrayiidae H. Adams & A. Adams, 1854: synonym of
Tonnidae Suter, 1913 (1825)
* Nyctilochidae Dall, 1912: synonym of
Cymatiinae Iredale, 1913 (1854)
* Oocorythidae P. Fischer, 1885: synonym of
Cassidae Latreille, 1825
* Personinae Gray, 1854: synonym of
Personidae Gray, 1854 (original rank)
* Septidae Dall & Simpson, 1901: synonym of
Cymatiinae Iredale, 1913 (1854)
* Simpulidae Dautzenberg, 1900: synonym of
Cymatiinae Iredale, 1913 (1854)
* Tritoniidae H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853: synonym of
Ranellidae Gray, 1854 (Invalid: type genus a junior homonym of ''
Tritonium'' O.F. Müller, 1776. Also homonym of Tritoniidae Lamarck, 1809 based on Tritonia Cuvier, 1797)
References
* Millard, V. (1996). ''Classification of Mollusca: a classification of world wide Mollusca''. Victor G. Millard: Rhine Road, South Africa. . 544 pp
External links
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Strong E.E., Puillandre N., Beu A.G., Castelin M. & Bouchet P. (2019). Frogs and tuns and tritons – A molecular phylogeny and revised family classification of the predatory gastropod superfamily Tonnoidea (Caenogastropoda). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 130: 18-34
Gastropod superfamilies
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