Turbinelloidea Explained

Turbinelloidea is a superfamily of sea snails in the order Neogastropoda. It comprises the following families:^[1]

• Columbariidae Tomlin, 1928
• Costellariidae MacDonald, 1860
• Ptychatractidae Stimpson, 1865
• Turbinellidae Swainson, 1835
• Volutomitridae Gray, 1854

Families brought into synonymy:

• Cynodontidae MacDonald, 1860: synonym of Vasinae H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853 (1840)
• Vasidae H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853: synonym of Turbinellidae Swainson, 1835
• Vexillidae Thiele, 1929: synonym of Costellariidae MacDonald, 1860
• Xancidae Pilsbry, 1922: synonym of Turbinellidae Swainson, 1835

References

• Bouchet P., Rocroi J.P., Hausdorf B., Kaim A., Kano Y., Nützel A., Parkhaev P., Schrödl M. & Strong E.E. (2017). Revised classification, nomenclator and typification of gastropod and monoplacophoran families. Malacologia. 61(1-2): 1-526

External links

• Fedosov A.E., Puillandre N., Herrmann M., Dgebuadze P. & Bouchet P. (2017). Phylogeny, systematics, and evolution of the family Costellariidae (Gastropoda: Neogastropoda). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 179(3): 541-626

Notes and References

1. MolluscaBase (2018). Turbinelloidea Rafinesque, 1815. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=988101 on 2019-01-01