Diastomatidae
Encyclopedia
Diastomatidae is a family
of sea snail
s, marine
gastropod molluscs in the superfamily Cerithioidea
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According to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi (2005)
the family Diastomatidae has no subfamilies.
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
of sea snail
Sea snail
Sea snail is a common name for those snails that normally live in saltwater, marine gastropod molluscs....
s, marine
Marine (ocean)
Marine is an umbrella term. As an adjective it is usually applicable to things relating to the sea or ocean, such as marine biology, marine ecology and marine geology...
gastropod molluscs in the superfamily Cerithioidea
Cerithioidea
The Cerithioidea is a superfamily of marine, brackish water and freshwater gastropod containing more than 200 genera. The Cerithoidea are included in the clade Sorbeoconcha. The original name of this superfamily was Cerithiacea, in keeping with common superfamily endings at the time.- Ecology...
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According to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi (2005)
Taxonomy of the Gastropoda (Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005)
The taxonomy of the Gastropoda as it was revised by Philippe Bouchet and Jean-Pierre Rocroi is currently the most up-to-date overall system for classifying gastropod mollusks...
the family Diastomatidae has no subfamilies.
Genera
Genera in the family Diastomatidae include:- Aneurychilus Cossmann, 1889
- Diastoma Deshayes, 1850 - type genus of the family Diastomatidae, the type species of this genus is extinct
- † Diastoma acuminiense Cossmann, 1882 or Diastoma acumininense Cossmann, 1882
- † Diastoma costellata (Lamarck, 1804) - type species, from Eocene of the Paris Basin
- † Diastoma elaenia Olsson, 1929
- † Diastoma elongatum Brongniart, 1823
- † Diastoma insulaemaris Pilsbry & Harbison, 1933
- Diastoma melanioides (Reeve, 1849) - it is the only extant species of this family
- † Diastoma multispiratum Cossmann, 1881
- † Diastoma roncanum (Brongniart)
- † Diastoma sameri Abbass, 1967
- † Ewekoroia Adegoke, 1977 - the type species of this genus is extinct