Pyramidelloidea

Pyramidelloidea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Orthogastropoda
Superorder:	Heterobranchia
Order:	Heterostropha
Superfamily:	Pyramidelloidea; J.E. Gray, 1840

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 Odostomiidae 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 Dall & 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. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |month= (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.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)