Pyramidelloidea
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Above the species level close to 400 named taxa are referred to the gastropod superfamily Pyramidelloidea. It is a voluminous taxon of mostly small marine snails. Pyramidelloidea has both fossil and recent members.
Families and subfamilies in the superfamily Pyramidelloidea
Taxonomy of Schander, Van Aartsen & Corgan (1999)
- Superfamily Pyramidelloidea Gray, 1840
- Family Amathinidae Ponder, 1987
- Family Ebalidae Warén, 1994 = Anisocyclidae van Aartsen, 1995
- Family Odostomidae Pelseneer, 1928
- Subfamily Odostomiinae Pelseneer, 1928
- Subfamily Chrysallidinae Saurin, 1958
- Subfamily Odostomellinae Saurin, 1958
- Subfamily Cyclostremellinae Moore, 1966
- Family Pyramidellidae J.E. Gray, 1840
- Subfamily Pyramidellinae J.E. Gray, 1840
- Subfamily Sayellinae Wise, 1996
- Family Syrnolidae Saurin, 1958
- Subfamily Syrnolinae Saurin, 1958
- Subfamily Tiberiinae Saurin, 1958
- Family Turbonillidae Bronn, 1849
- Subfamily Turbonillinae Bronn, 1849
- Subfamily Eulimellinae Saurin, 1958
- Subfamily Cingulininae Saurin, 1959
Pyramidelloidean genera of uncertain familial position
- Bidentata de Castellanos, 1982
- Calyptopolyptychia Gougerot, 1968
- Laeviselica Gougerot & Le Renard, 1977
- Lysacme Dall & Bartsch, 1904
- Oopyramis Thiele, 1930
- Sulcorinella SDall & Bartsch, 1904
Distribution
This taxon is found worldwide.
References
- Gray, J. E. (1840). Synopsis of the contents of the British Museum, 42th edition. London. pp. 370 pp.
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(help) - Schander, C., van Aartsen, J. J., Corgan, J. C. (1999). "Families and genera of the Pyramidelloidea (Mollusca: Gastropoda)". Bollettino Malacologico. 34 (9–12): 145–166.
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