Strepsiduridae Explained

Strepsiduridae is a taxonomic family of predatory sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the superfamily Muricoidea, but its position is doubtful.^[1]

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

Genera

Genera within the family Strepsiduridae include:

• Strepsidura Swainson, 1840^[2]
  • The type species of the genus Strepsidura is fossil.^[1]
  • † Strepsidura ficus (Gabb)
  • † Strepsidura harrisi Givens & Garvie, 1994^[3]
  • †Strepsidura turgida (Solander, 1766)
• Melapium H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853^[4]
  • Melapium elatum (Schubert & Wagner, 1829)
  • Melapium lineatum (Lamarck, 1822)

External links

• Photos of shells of Melapium elatum and Melapium lineatum

Notes and References

1. Bouchet, P. . Rocroi, J.-P. . amp . 2005 . Classification and Nomenclator of Gastropod Families . Malacologia . 47 . 1-2 .
2. [William John Swainson|Swainson]
3. Givens C. R. & Garvie C. L. (1994). "Strepsidura ficus (Gabb) of Harris (1895), Eocene of Texas: A Volutid Gastropod Species Distinct from Whitneya ficus Gabb, 1864, Eocene of California". Journal of Paleontology 68(2): 274-278. JSTOR.
4. Adams H. & Adams H. (1853). Gen. Moll. 1: 136.