Pickworthiidae is a family of small sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the superfamily Cerithioidea. [1]
Subfamilies
The following three subfamilies are recognized in the taxonomy of Bouchet & Rocroi (2005):
- Subfamily Pickworthiinae Iredale, 1917 - synonym: Reynellonidae Iredale, 1917
- Subfamily Sherborniinae Iredale, 1917 - synonym: Faxiidae Ravn, 1933
- Subfamily Pelycidiinae Ponder & Hall, 1983: raised to the rank of family Pelycidiidae by Ponder W.F. & Hall S.J. (1983)
Genera
Genera in the family Pickworthiidae include:[2]
Subfamily Pickworthiinae Iredale, 1917 (synonym: Reynellonidae)
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Ampullosansonia Kase, 1999
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Astrosansonia Le Renard & Bouchet, 2003
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Chrystella Laseron, 1957
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Clatrosansonia Sabelli & Taviani, 2003
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Cubasansonia Espinosa, Ortea & Fernandez-Garces, 2005
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Discrevinia Laseron, 1957
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Kaseilla Moolenbeek & Hoenselaar, 2010
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Mareleptopoma Moolenbeek & Faber, 1984
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Microliotia Boettger, 1902
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Reynellona Iredale, 1917
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Sansonia Jousseaume, 1892
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Sansoniella Moolenbeek, 2008
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Tinianella Kase, 1999
Subfamily Sherborniinae Iredale, 1917 (synonym: Faxiidae)
- Genera brought into synonymy
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Latilabrum Kuroda & Habe, 1991: synonym of Microliotia Boettger, 1902
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Mecoliotia Hedley, 1899: synonym of Sansonia Jousseaume, 1892
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Pickworthia Iredale, 1917: synonym of Sansonia Jousseaume, 1892
References
- Jensen, R. H. (1997). A Checklist and Bibliography of the Marine Molluscs of Bermuda. Unp. , 547 pp
