Siliquariidae

Siliquariidae

Taxobox
name = Siliquariidae
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Mollusca
classis = Gastropoda
subclassis = Orthogastropoda
superordo = Caenogastropoda
ordo = Sorbeoconcha
superfamilia = Cerithoidea
familia = Siliquariidae
familia_authority = Anton, 1838
subdivision_ranks = Genera
subdivision = See text.

"Siliquariidae" is a family of sea snails with unusual, very loosely coiled shells. These are marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Sorbeoconcha.

They usually live embedded in sponges.

hell description

The shells of species in this family are elongated and tubular, and they are loosely spirally coiled. They have a narrow slit running most of the length, but without septa.

The operculum is well developed.

Taxonomy

The following subfamilies have been recognized in the taxonomy of Bouchet & Rocroi of 2005
*Siliquariinae Anton, 1838
*Stephopomatinae Bandel & Kowalke, 1997

Genera within the family Siliquariidae

* "Siliquaria" Bruguiere, 1789
* "Stephopoma" Mörch, 1860
* "Tenagodus" Guettard, 1770

References

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* Powell A W B, "New Zealand Mollusca", William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1


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