Cataegidae

Family of gastropods
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::summary Family of gastropods ::
| taxon = Cataegidae | image = Cataegis godineauensis.png | image_caption = fossil Cataegis godineauensis from the late Miocene | authority = McLean & Quinn, 1987 | synonyms_ref = | synonyms =
Cataegidae is a family of small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Seguenzioidea.
Taxonomy
2005 taxonomy
Cataegidae was classified as the subfamily Cataeginae within Chilodontidae according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005.
2009 taxonomy
Kano et al. (2009) elevated the subfamily Cataeginae to the family level.
Genera
Genera within the family Cataegidae include:
- Cataegis McLean & Quinn, 1987
- Kanoia Warén & Rouse, 2016
- Nemocataegis Hickman, 2017
References
References
- Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2012). ''Cataegidae''. Accessed through: [[World Register of Marine Species]] at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=382167 on 2013-03-17
- Kano Y., Chikyu E. & Warén A. (2009) "Morphological, ecological and molecular characterization of the enigmatic planispiral snail genus ''[[Adeuomphalus]]'' (Vetigastropoda: Seguenzioidea)". ''Journal of Molluscan Studies'' '''75''': 397-418. {{doi. 10.1093/mollus/eyp037
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