
Turbinelloidea is a
superfamily
SUPERFAMILY is a database and search platform of structural and functional annotation for all proteins and genomes. It classifies amino acid sequences into known structural domains, especially into SCOP superfamilies. Domains are functional, str ...
of sea snails in the order
Neogastropoda
Neogastropoda is an order of sea snails, both freshwater and marine gastropod molluscs.
Description
The available fossil record of Neogastropoda is relatively complete, and supports a widely accepted evolutionary scenario of an Early Cre ...
. It comprises the following families:
[MolluscaBase (2018). Turbinelloidea Rafinesque, 1815. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=988101 on 2019-01-01]
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Columbariidae
Columbariidae, known as pagoda shells, are a family of large deepwater sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Turbinelloidea. Some 60 extant species have been described.
This family was previously considered a subfamily (Col ...
Tomlin, 1928
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Costellariidae
Costellariidae sometimes called the "ribbed miters" is a taxonomic family of minute to medium-sized predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks.
This family of snails is also sometimes referred to as ''Vexillum'' miters. The main family o ...
MacDonald, 1860
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Ptychatractidae
Ptychatractidae is a taxonomic family of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Turbinelloidea.Kantor, Y. (2014). Ptychatractidae Stimpson, 1865. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies. ...
Stimpson, 1865
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Turbinellidae
Turbinellidae are a family of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the clade Neogastropoda. Members of this family are predators.
Distribution
Species in this family are found worldwide, mostly in tropical shallow waters but some in deep ...
Swainson, 1835
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Volutomitridae
Volutomitridae is a family of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks, in the superfamily Turbinelloidea.
Distribution
The highest diversity of Volutomitridae is found off the coast of New Caledonia.
Genera
The family Volutomitridae contai ...
Gray, 1854
;Families brought into synonymy:
* Cynodontidae
MacDonald, 1860: synonym of
Vasinae
Vasinae, common name the vase snails or vase shells, are a taxonomic sub family of large predatory sea snails, marine gastropod
The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within ...
H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853 (1840)
* Vasidae
H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853: synonym of Turbinellidae
Swainson, 1835
* Vexillidae
Thiele, 1929: synonym of Costellariidae
MacDonald, 1860
* Xancidae
Pilsbry, 1922: synonym of Turbinellidae
Swainson, 1835
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
External links
Fedosov A.E., Puillandre N., Herrmann M., Dgebuadze P. & Bouchet P. (2017). ''Phylogeny, systematics, and evolution of the family Costellariidae (Gastropoda: Neogastropoda)''. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 179(3): 541-626
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Gastropod superfamilies