Delphinulopsidae Explained

Delphinulopsidae is an extinct taxonomic family of fossil sea snails, marine, gastropod mollusks.

Taxonomy

According to taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi (2005) the family Delphinulopsidae has no subfamilies.

2007 taxonomy

The following two subfamilies have been recognized in Delphinulopsidae by Bandel (2007):^[1]

• subfamily Delphinulopsinae Blodgett, Frýda & Stanley, 2001
• subfamily Platychilininae Bandel, 2007^[1]

Genera

Genera within Delphinulopsidae include:

Delphinulopsinae

• Delphinulopsis Laube, 1868 - type genus^[1]
  • Delphinulopsis binodosa (Münster, 1841) - type species^[1]
• Schwardtopsis Bandel, 2007^[1]
  • Schwardtopsis münsteri (Klipstein, 1843) - synonym: Fossariopsis münsteri (Klipstein, 1843) - type species^[1]

Platychilininae

• Platychilina Koken, 1892 - type genus^[1]
  • Platychilina pustulosa Münster, 1841^[1]
  • Platychilina wöhrmanni Koken, 1892 - type species^[1]
• Marmolatella Kittl, 1894^[1]
  • Marmolatella ampliata
  • Marmolatella stomatia - synonym: Ostrea stomatia Stoppani, 1858 - type species^[1]
  • Marmolatella fenestrata (Laube, 1869)^[1]

Notes and References

1. Bandel K. (2007). "Description and classification of Late Triassic Neritimorpha (Gastropoda, Mollusca) from the St Cassian Formation, Italian Alps". Bulletin of Geosciences 82(3): 215-274. .