Cymatiidae is a family of large sea snails in the superfamily Tonnoidea and the order Littorinimorpha.[1] Members of this family are predators.[2]
Cymatiidae | |
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Argobuccinum pustulosum | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Littorinimorpha |
Superfamily: | Tonnoidea |
Family: | Cymatiidae Iredale, 1913 (1854)[1] |
Genera | |
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Synonyms[1] | |
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Genera
editThe family Cymatiidae contains the following genera:[1]
- Argobuccinum Herrmannsen, 1846
- Austrosassia Finlay, 1931
- Austrotriton Cossmann, 1903
- Cabestana Röding, 1798
- Cymatiella Iredale, 1924
- Cymatium Roding, 1798
- Cymatona Iredale, 1929
- Distorsomina Beu, 1998
- Fusitriton Cossmann, 1903
- Gelagna Schauffus, 1869
- Gutturnium Mørch, 1852
- Gyrineum Link, 1807
- Halgyrineum Beu, 1998
- † Haurokoa C. A. Fleming, 1955
- Linatella Gray, 1857
- Lotoria Emerson & Old, 1963
- Monoplex Perry, 1810
- Personella Conrad, 1865
- Proxicharonia Powell, 1938
- Ranularia Schumacher, 1817
- Reticutriton Habe & Kosuge, 1966
- Sassia Bellardi, 1873
- Septa Perry, 1810
- Turritriton Dall, 1904
References
edit- ^ a b c d Cymatiidae Iredale, 1913 (1854). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 4 December 2018.
- ^ Ponder, Winston Frank; Lindberg, David R.; Ponder, Juliet Mary (2019). Biology and Evolution of the Mollusca. CRC Press. p. 1934. ISBN 978-1-351-11564-3.
- Miocene Gastropods and Biostratigraphy of the Kern River Area, California; United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 642 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.