Siliquariidae
Encyclopedia
Siliquariidae is a family
of sea snail
s with unusual, very loosely coiled shells. These are marine
gastropod molluscs in the clade
Sorbeoconcha
.
:
Siliquariinae
Stephopomatinae
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 with unusual, very loosely coiled shells. These are 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 clade
Clade
A clade is a group consisting of a species and all its descendants. In the terms of biological systematics, a clade is a single "branch" on the "tree of life". The idea that such a "natural group" of organisms should be grouped together and given a taxonomic name is central to biological...
Sorbeoconcha
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.-1997 taxonomy:...
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Taxonomy
The following two subfamilies have been recognized in the taxonomy of 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...
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- Siliquariinae Anton, 1838 - synonym: Tenagodidae Gill, 1871
- Stephopomatinae Bandel & Kowalke, 1997
Genera
Genera within the family Siliquariidae include:Siliquariinae
- SiliquariaSiliquariaSiliquaria is a genus of sea snails. These are marine gastropod molluscs in the family Siliquariidae, common name the slit worm snails.Siliquaria is the type genus of the family Siliquariidae....
BruguièreJean Guillaume BruguièreJean Guillaume Bruguière was a French physician, zoologist and diplomat.Bruguière was born in Montpellier.He was a doctor, connected to the University of Montpellier. His was interested in invertebrates, mostly snails ....
, 1789 - TenagodusTenagodusTenagodus is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Siliquariidae.-Species:Species within the genus Tenagodus include:* Tenagodus anguinus * Tenagodus barbadensis Bieler, 2004...
Guettard, 1770
Stephopomatinae
- StephopomaStephopomaStephopoma is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Siliquariidae, the "slit worm shells" or "slit worm snail.-Species:Species within the genus Stephopoma include:* Stephopoma abrolhosense...
MörchOtto Andreas Lowson MörchOtto Andreas Lowson Mörch was a biologist, specifically a malacologist. He lived in Sweden, in Denmark, and in France.- Taxa described :Bibliography and taxa described by Otto Andreas Lowson Mörch include:...
, 1860