Zerotulidae

Zerotulidae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Littorinoidea
Family: Zerotulidae
A. Warén & S. Hain, 1996
Genera and species

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The Zerotulidae comprise a taxonomic family of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Littorinimorpha.[1]

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

Genera

Genera within the family Zerotulidae include:

  • Dickdellia Warén & Hain, 1996
  • Frovina Thiele, 1912
  • Trilirata Warén & Hain, 1996
  • Zerotula H. J. Finlay, 1926

Genera brought into synonymy:

  • Frigidilacuna Tomlin, 1930: synonym of Frovina Thiele, 1912
  • Prolacuna Thiele, 1913: synonym of Frovina Thiele, 1912
  • Sublacuna Thiele, 1912: synonym of Frovina Thiele, 1912

References

  1. ↑ Bouchet, P. & Rocroi, J.-P. (2005). "Classification and Nomenclator of Gastropod Families". Malacologia. 47 (1–2).

Further reading

  • Warén A. & Hain S. (1996) Description of Zerotulidae fam. nov. (Littorinoidea), with comments on an Antarctic littorinid gastropod. The Veliger 39(4):277-334
  • The Taxonomicon


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