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Paludomidae

Scientific Names

Preferred Names

Paludomidae
Family recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from EOL Mollusca Patch
Paludomidae
Family recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, wikipedia AST, NCBI, GBIF classification, NCBI GGBN GBIF BHL BOLDS data coverage, wikidata_hierarchy tar gz, Paleobiology Database, wikipedia ES, wikipedia PT, wikipedia FR, wikipedia EN, Wikidata Common Names, Wikimedia Commons, Barcode of Life Data Systems, iNaturalist data coverage, Wikipedia (inferred records), GBIF data coverage, Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3, GGBN data coverage, and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4
Paludomidae
Recognized by Burundi Species List, Democratic Republic of the Congo Species List, Ghana Species List, Tanzania Species List, and Zambia Species List
Paludomidae Stoliczka 1868
Family recognized by Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024 and Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy

Alternative Names

Leloupiella Neiber & Glaubrecht 2019
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Paludomidae
Harvest ancestor according to GBIF national node type records UK, GBIF national node type records France, Mozambique Species List, GBIF national node type records Germany, IUCN, iNaturalist, NMNH Collection, World Register of Marine Species, TreatmentBank, and Global Biotic Interactions
Syrnolopsidae Bourguignat 1890
Invalid according to Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy

Common Names

Chinese

巴努螺科 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Vietnamese

Stanleya (động vật chân bụng) preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Cn

巴努螺科 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Tw

巴努螺科 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
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Curated hierarchies for Paludomidae

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Protostomia
Spiralia
Mollusca
Gastropoda Cuvier 1795
Caenogastropoda Cox 1960
Cerithioidea J. Fleming 1822
Paludomidae (this page)
Anceya Bourguignat 1885
Bathanalia J. E. S. Moore 1898
Bridouxia Bourguignat 1885
Chytra J. E. S. Moore 1898
Cleopatra Troschel 1857
Cosinia Stache 1880
Hirthia Ancey 1898
Lavigeria Bourguignat 1888
Limnotrochus E. A. Smith 1880
Martelia Dautzenberg 1908
Mysorelloides Leloup 1953
Paludomus Swainson 1840
Paramelania E. A. Smith 1881
Philopotamis Layard 1855
Potadomoides Leloup 1953
Pseudocleopatra Thiele 1928
Reymondia Bourguignat 1885
Spekia Bourguignat 1879
Stanleya Bourguignat 1885
Stormsia Bourguignat 1891
Syrnolopsis E. A. Smith 1880
Tanganyicia Crosse 1881
Tiphobia E. A. Smith 1880
Vinundu Michel 2004
Amphimelaniidae
Batillariidae
Cerithiidae
Dialidae
Diastomatidae
Eustomatidae
Hemisinidae
Ladinulidae
Litiopidae
Maoraxidae
Melanopsidae
Modulidae
Pachychilidae
Pelycidiidae
Pickworthiidae
Planaxidae
Pleuroceridae
Popenellidae
Potamididae
Propupaspiridae
Prostyliferidae
Scaliolidae
Semisulcospiridae
Siliquariidae
Thiaridae
Turritellidae
Zemelanopsidae

Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024

Biota
Animalia
Mollusca
Gastropoda Cuvier 1795
Caenogastropoda L. R. Cox 1960
Cerithioidea J. Fleming 1822
Paludomidae Stoliczka 1868 (this page)
Cleopatrinae Pilsbry & Bequaert 1927
Cosinia Stache 1880
Hauttecoeuriinae Bourguignat 1885
Leloupiella Neiber & Glaubrecht 2019
Paludominae Stoliczka 1868
Ponsonbya Ancey 1890
Amphimelaniidae P. Fischer & Crosse 1891
Batillariidae Thiele 1929
Brachytrematidae Cossmann 1906
Cerithiidae J. Fleming 1822
Dialidae Kay 1979
Diastomatidae Cossmann 1894
Eustomatidae Cossmann 1906
Hemisinidae P. Fischer & Crosse 1891
Ladinulidae Bandel 1992
Litiopidae Gray 1847
Maoraxidae Bandel, Gründel & P. A. Maxwell 2000
Melanopsidae H. Adams & A. Adams 1854
Microstilifer Warén 1980
Modulidae P. Fischer 1884
Pachychilidae P. Fischer & Crosse 1892
Pelycidiidae Ponder & Hall 1983
Pickworthiidae Iredale 1917
Planaxidae Gray 1850
Pleuroceridae P. Fischer 1885
Popenellidae Bandel 1992
Potamididae H. Adams & A. Adams 1854
Procerithiidae Cossmann 1906
Propupaspiridae Nützel, Pan & Erwin 2002
Prostyliferidae Bandel 1992
Scaliolidae Jousseaume 1912
Semisulcospiridae J. P. E. Morrison 1952
Siliquariidae Anton 1838
Thiaridae Gill 1871
Turritellidae Lovén 1847
Zemelanopsidae Neiber & Glaubrecht 2019

Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3

Paludomidae (this page)
Anceya Bourguignat 1885
Bathanalia J. E. S. Moore 1898
Bridouxia Bourguignat 1885
Chytra J. E. S. Moore 1898
Cleopatra Troschel 1857
Cosinia Stache 1880
Hirthia Ancey 1898
Lavigeria Bourguignat 1888
Limnotrochus E. A. Smith 1880
Martelia Dautzenberg 1908
Mysorelloides Leloup 1953
Paludomus Swainson 1840
Paramelania E. A. Smith 1881
Philopotamis Layard 1855
Potadomoides Leloup 1953
Pseudocleopatra Thiele 1928
Reymondia Bourguignat 1885
Spekia Bourguignat 1879
Stanleya Bourguignat 1885
Stormsia Bourguignat 1891
Syrnolopsis E. A. Smith 1880
Tanganyicia Crosse 1881
Tiphobia E. A. Smith 1880
Vinundu Michel 2004
Amphimelaniidae
Batillariidae
Cerithiidae
Dialidae
Diastomatidae
Eustomatidae
Hemisinidae
Ladinulidae
Litiopidae
Maoraxidae
Melanopsidae
Modulidae
Pachychilidae
Pelycidiidae
Pickworthiidae
Planaxidae
Pleuroceridae
Popenellidae
Potamididae
Propupaspiridae
Prostyliferidae
Scaliolidae
Semisulcospiridae
Siliquariidae
Thiaridae
Turritellidae
Zemelanopsidae

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Protostomia
Spiralia
Mollusca
Gastropoda
unclassified Gastropoda
Cerithioidea
Paludomidae (this page)
Anceya
Bathanalia
Bridouxia
Chytra
Cleopatra
Cosinia
Hirthia
Lavigeria
Limnotrochus
Martelia
Mysorelloides
Odontochasma
Paludomus
Paramelania
Philopotamis
Potadomoides
Pseudocleopatra
Reymondia
Spekia
Stanleya
Stormsia
Syrnolopsis
Tanalia
Tanganyicia
Tiphobia
Vinundu
Batillariidae
Cerithiidae
Dialidae
Diastomatidae
Eustomatidae
Hemisinidae
Ladinulidae
Litiopidae
Maoraxidae
Melaniidae
Melanopsidae
Microstilifer
Modulidae
Pachychilidae
Pelycidiidae
Pickworthiidae
Planaxidae
Pleuroceridae
Popenellidae
Potamididae
Propupaspiridae
Prostyliferidae
Scaliolidae
Semisulcospiridae
Siliquariidae
Thiaridae
Turritellidae
Zemelanopsidae

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4

Paludomidae (this page)
Anceya Bourguignat 1885
Bathanalia J. E. S. Moore 1898
Bridouxia Bourguignat 1885
Chytra J. E. S. Moore 1898
Cleopatra Troschel 1857
Cosinia Stache 1880
Hirthia Ancey 1898
Lavigeria Bourguignat 1888
Limnotrochus E. A. Smith 1880
Martelia Dautzenberg 1908
Mysorelloides Leloup 1953
Paludomus Swainson 1840
Paramelania E. A. Smith 1881
Philopotamis Layard 1855
Potadomoides Leloup 1953
Pseudocleopatra Thiele 1928
Reymondia Bourguignat 1885
Spekia Bourguignat 1879
Stanleya Bourguignat 1885
Stormsia Bourguignat 1891
Syrnolopsis E. A. Smith 1880
Tanganyicia Crosse 1881
Tiphobia E. A. Smith 1880
Vinundu Michel 2004
Amphimelaniidae
Batillariidae
Cerithiidae
Dialidae
Diastomatidae
Eustomatidae
Hemisinidae
Ladinulidae
Litiopidae
Maoraxidae
Melanopsidae
Modulidae
Pachychilidae
Pelycidiidae
Pickworthiidae
Planaxidae
Pleuroceridae
Popenellidae
Potamididae
Propupaspiridae
Prostyliferidae
Scaliolidae
Semisulcospiridae
Siliquariidae
Thiaridae
Turritellidae
Zemelanopsidae

GBIF classification

Animalia
Mollusca
Gastropoda
Paludomidae (this page)
Anceya Bourguignat 1885
Bathanalia J. E. S. Moore 1898
Bridouxia Bourguignat 1885
Chytra J. E. S. Moore 1898
Cleopatra Troschel 1857
Cosinia Stache 1880
Ganga Layard 1855
Hirthia Ancey 1898
Lavigeria Bourguignat 1888
Limnotrochus E. A. Smith 1880
Martelia Dautzenberg 1908
Mysorelloides Leloup 1953
Odontochasma Tomlin 1930
Paludomus Swainson 1840
Paramelania E. A. Smith 1881
Philopotamis Layard 1855
Ponsonbya Ancey 1890
Potadomoides Leloup 1953
Pseudocleopatra Thiele 1928
Reymondia Bourguignat 1885
Spekia Bourguignat 1879
Stanleya Bourguignat 1885
Stormsia Bourguignat 1891
Syrnolopsis E. A. Smith 1880
Tanalia
Tanganyicia Crosse 1881
Tiphobia E. A. Smith 1880
Vinundu Michel 2004
Acmaeidae
Acochlidiidae
Acroloxidae
Amathinidae
Architectonicidae
Bathysciadiidae
Batillariidae
Bellerophontidae
Brachytrematidae
Bucaniidae
Bulinidae
Cassiopidae
Chilinidae
Chilodontia
Cimidae
Codonocheilidae
Coelostylinidae
Cornirostridae
Craspedostomatidae
Cyclostrematidae
Daedalia Parkhaev 2001
Deshayesia (Requien)
Dialidae
Diastomatidae
Drillia prion infrasp. paraprion Gardner
Epitoniidae
Euomphalidae
Eustomatidae
Fossaridae
Goniasmatidae
Gosseletia Koninck 1883
Gradiella Kittl 1899
Haplospira Koken 1897
Hedylopsidae
Helicotomidae
Hermaeidae
Holopeidae
Hyalogyrinidae
Itieria Matheron 1842
Lancidae
Latiidae
Lesueurillidae
Leveillia Newton 1891
Limapontiidae
Litiopidae
Lophospiridae
Loxonematidae
Lymnaeidae
Meekospiridae
Megalomastomidae
Melampodinae
Melaniidae
Melanopsidae
Micromelaniidae
Nacellidae
Nehalemia Hickman 1974
Nerineidae
Onychochilidae
Oonia Gemmellaro 1878
Oriostomatidae
Orthonematidae
Oxynoidae
Pachychilidae
Palaeostylidae
Palaeotrochidae
Paraturbinidae
Patellidae
Petersia Gemmellaro 1869
Plakobranchidae
Planorbidae
Platyceratidae
Pleurobranchida
Pleuroceridae
Pomatiasidae
Poteriidae
Pseudomesalia Douvillé 1916
Pseudosacculidae
Pterothecidae
Raphistomatidae
Rigauxia Cossmann 1885
Rissoellidae
Runcinida
Scoliostomatidae
Siliquariidae
Soleniscidae
Stephanocosmia Cossmann 1895
Stomatellidae
Streptacididae
Stylommatophora
Subulitidae
Succineoidae
Syrnolopsidae
Systellommatophora
Thaididae
Triphoridae
Valvatidae
Vasculum White 1889
Volvatellidae
Xantonychidae
Xylodisculidae
547 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy

Animalia
Bilateria
Protostomia
Spiralia
Mollusca
Gastropoda Cuvier 1797
Orthogastropoda
Caenogastropoda
Cerithiida
Cerithioidea J. Fleming 1822
Paludomidae Stoliczka 1868 (this page)
Batillariidae Thiele 1929
Cerithiidae J. Fleming 1822
Dialidae Kay 1979
Diastomatidae Cossmann 1894
Hemisinidae P. Fischer & Crosse 1891
Litiopidae Gray 1847
Melanopsidae H. Adams & A. Adams 1854
Modulidae P. Fischer 1884
Pachychilidae P. Fischer & Crosse 1892
Pelycidiidae Ponder & Hall 1983
Pickworthiidae Iredale 1917
Planaxidae Gray 1850
Pleuroceridae P. Fischer 1885
Potamididae H. Adams & A. Adams 1854
Scaliolidae Jousseaume 1912
Semisulcospiridae Morrison 1952
Siliquariidae Anton 1838
Thiaridae Gill 1871
Turritellidae Lovén 1847

IUCN

Animalia
Mollusca
Gastropoda
Sorbeoconcha
Paludomidae (this page)
Anceya giraudi Bourguignat 1885
Anceya terebriformis (Smith 1890)
Bathanalia howesi (Moore 1898)
Bathanalia straeleni Leloup 1953
Bridouxia giraudi Bourguignat 1885
Bridouxia ponsonbyi (Smith 1889)
Bridouxia praeclara (Bourguignat 1885)
Bridouxia rotundata (Smith 1904)
Bridouxia smithiana (Bourguignat 1885)
Chytra kirki (Smith 1880)
Cleopatra africana (Martens 1878)
Cleopatra athiensis (Verdcourti 1957)
Cleopatra bulimoides (Olivier 1804)
Cleopatra bulimoides subsp. bulimoides Olivier 1804
Cleopatra bulimoides subsp. pauli Bourguignat 1885
Cleopatra cridlandi Mandahl-Barth 1954
Cleopatra elata Dautzenberg & Germain 1914
Cleopatra exarata (Martens 1878)
Cleopatra ferruginea (I. & H. C. Lea 1850)
Cleopatra grandidieri Crosse & Fischer
Cleopatra guillemei Bourguignat 1885
Cleopatra hemmingi (Verdcourt 1956)
Cleopatra johnstoni Smith 1893
Cleopatra langi Pilsbry & Bequaert 1927
Cleopatra mweruensis Smith 1893
Cleopatra nsendweensis Dupuis & Putzeys 1902
Cleopatra obscura Mandahl-Barth 1968
Cleopatra pilula Mandahl-Barth 1967
Cleopatra rugosa Connolly 1925
Cleopatra smithi Ancey 1906
Hirthia globosa Ancey 1898
Hirthia littorina Ancey 1898
Lavigeria coronata Bourguignat 1888
Lavigeria grandis (Smith 1881)
Lavigeria nassa (Woodward 1859)
Lavigeria paucicostata (Bourguignat 1888)
Limnotrochus thomsoni Smith 1880
Martelia dautzenbergi Dupuis 1924
Martelia tanganyicensis Dautzenberg 1908
Mysorelloides multisulcata (Bourguignat 1888)
Paludomus ajanensis Morelet 1860
Paludomus andersoniana Nevill 1877
Paludomus annandalei Preston 1909
Paludomus blanfordiana Nevill 1877
Paludomus burmanica Nevill 1877
Paludomus cincta Liu, Zhang & Duan 1994
Paludomus conica (Gray 1833)
Paludomus dhuma Rao 1925
Paludomus globulosa (Gray ex Reeve 1847)
Paludomus inflatus Brot 1880
Paludomus loricatus Reeve 1847
Paludomus messageri Bavay & Dautzenberg 1900
Paludomus nana Nevill 1881
Paludomus nigricans Reeve 1847
Paludomus obesus (Philippi 1842)
Paludomus ornatus Benson 1856
Paludomus palustris Layard 1855
Paludomus parvula Rao 1929
Paludomus petrosus (Gould 1844)
Paludomus pustulosa Annandale 1925
Paludomus regulata Benson 1856
Paludomus reticulata Blanford 1870
Paludomus rotunda Blanford 1870
Paludomus siamensis Blanford 1903
Paludomus stephanus Benson 1836
Paludomus stomatodon Benson 1862
Paludomus sulcatus Reeve 1847
Paludomus tanschuaricus (Gmelin 1771)
Paramelania crassigranulata (Smith 1881)
Paramelania damoni (Smith 1881)
Paramelania imperialis (Giraud 1885)
Paramelania iridescens (Moore 1898)
Paramelania minor (Smith 1904)
Ponsonbya leucoraphe Ancey 1890
Potadomoides bequaerti (Dautzenberg & Germain 1914)
Potadomoides broecki (Putzeys 1899)
Potadomoides hirta (Dautzenberg & Germain 1914)
Potadomoides pelseneeri Leloup 1953
Potadomoides schoutedeni (Dautzenberg & Germain 1914)
Pseudocleopatra bennikei Mandahl-Barth 1974
Pseudocleopatra dartevellei Mandahl-Barth 1973
Pseudocleopatra togoensis Thiele 1928
Pseudocleopatra voltana Mandahl-Barth 1973
Reymondia horei (Smith 1880)
Reymondia minor Smith 1889
Reymondia pyramidalis Bourguignat 1888
Reymondia tanganyicensis Smith 1889
Spekia coheni West 1999
Spekia zonata (Woodward 1859)
Stanleya neritinoides Smith 1880
Stormsia minima (Smith 1908)
Syrnolopsis gracilis Pilsbry & Bequaert 1927
Syrnolopsis lacustris Smith 1880
Syrnolopsis minuta Bourguignat 1885
Tanganyicia michelae (West 1999)
Tanganyicia rufofilosa (Smith 1880)
Tiphobia horei Smith 1880
Vinundu guillemei (Martel & Dautzenberg 1899)
Vinundu westae Michel 2004
Batillaridae
Hemisinidae
Melanopsidae
Pachychilidae
Planaxidae
Pleuroceridae
Potamididae
Semisulcospiridae
Thiaridae

NCBI

root
cellular organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Protostomia
Spiralia
Lophotrochozoa
Mollusca
Gastropoda
Caenogastropoda
Sorbeoconcha
Cerithioidea
Paludomidae (this page)
Cleopatra
Paludomus
Pseudocleopatra
Stormsia
Amphimelaniidae
Batillariidae
Cerithiidae
Dialidae
Litiopidae
Melanopsidae
Modulidae
Pachychilidae
Planaxidae
Pleuroceridae
Potamididae
Scaliolidae
Semisulcospiridae
Thiaridae
Turritellidae
unclassified Cerithioidea
Zemelanopsidae

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Protostomia
Lophotrochozoa
Mollusca
Gastropoda
Orthogastropoda
Caenogastropoda
Sorbeoconcha
Cerithioidea
Paludomidae (this page)
Anceya
Bathanalia
Bridouxia
Cleopatra
Cleopatrinae
Hauttecoeuriinae
Hirthia
Lavigeria
Leloupiella
Limnotrochus
Martelia
Mysorelloides
Paludominae
Paramelania
Ponsonbya
Potadomoides
Reymondia
Spekia
Stanleya
Stormsia
Syrnolopsis
Tanganyicia
Tiphobia
Vinundu
Amphimelaniidae
Anaplocamidae
Batillariidae
Brachytrematidae
Cassiopidae
Cerithideidae
Cryptaulacidae
Dialidae
Diastomatidae
Eustomatidae
Ewekoroiidae
Fagotiidae
Hemisinidae
Lavigeriidae
Metacerithiidae
Microstilifer
Pachychilidae
Pianaridae
Potamididae
Procerithiidae
Pyrazidae
Scaliolidae
Semisulcospiridae
Stomatopsidae
Syrnolopsidae
Telescopiidae
Thiaridae
Turritellidae
Zemelanopsidae

World Register of Marine Species

Animalia
Mollusca
Gastropoda
[unassigned] Caenogastropoda
Paludomidae (this page)
Cosinia
Cosinia Stache 1880
[unassigned] Cerithioidea
Abyssochrysidae
Abyssochrysidae Tomlin 1927
Abyssochrysoidea Tomlin 1927
Ampezzanildidae
Ampullinidae
Ampullinidae Cossmann 1919
Batillariidae
Batillariidae Thiele 1929
Brachytrematidae
Campanilidae
Campanilidae Douvillé 1904
Campaniloidea
Cerithiidae
Cerithiidae J. Fleming 1822
Cerithioidea J. Fleming 1822
Cerithiopsidae
Cerithiopsidae H. Adams & A. Adams 1853
Coelostylinidae
Desbruyeresiidae
Desbruyeresiidae Kaim 2022
Dialidae
Dialidae Kay 1979
Diastomatidae
Diastomatidae Cossmann 1894
Diozoptyxidae
Diozoptyxidae Pchelintsev 1960
Epitoniidae
Epitoniidae S. S. Berry 1910
Epitonioidea S. S. Berry 1910
Goniasmatidae
Gyrodidae
Gyrodidae Wenz 1938
Hemisinidae
Hemisinidae P. Fischer & Crosse 1891
Heterosubulitidae
Hokkaidoconchidae
Hokkaidoconchidae Kaim, R. G. Jenkins & Warén 2008
Imoglobidae
Ischnoptygmatidae
Litiopidae
Litiopidae Gray 1847
Lyocyclidae
Lyocyclidae Thiele 1925
Meekospiridae
Melanopsidae
Melanopsidae H. Adams & A. Adams 1854
Metacerithiidae
Modulidae
Modulidae P. Fischer 1884
Newtoniellidae
Newtoniellidae Korobkov 1955
Orthonematidae
Pachychilidae
Pachychilidae P. Fischer & Crosse 1892
Palaeostylidae
Paskentanidae
Paskentanidae Kaim, R. G. Jenkins, Tanabe & Kiel 2014
Pelycidiidae
Pelycidiidae Ponder & Hall 1983
Pickworthiidae
Pickworthiidae Iredale 1917
Planaxidae
Planaxidae Gray 1850
Plesiotrochidae
Plesiotrochidae Houbrick 1990
Potamididae
Potamididae H. Adams & A. Adams 1854
Procerithiidae
Procerithiidae Cossmann 1906
Propupaspiridae
Provannidae
Provannidae Warén & Ponder 1991
Pseudomelaniidae
Rubyspiridae
Rubyspiridae Kaim 2022
Sassenfjordia
Sassenfjordia Kaim, Hryniewicz, C. Little & Nakrem 2017
Scaliolidae
Scaliolidae Jousseaume 1912
Semisulcospiridae J. P. E. Morrison 1952
Siliquariidae
Siliquariidae Anton 1838
Soleniscidae
Sphaerodomidae
Subulitidae
Thiaridae
Thiaridae Gill 1871
Triphoridae
Triphoridae Gray 1847
Triphoroidea Gray 1847
Trypanaxidae
Trypanaxidae Gougerot & Le Renard 1987
Turritellidae
Turritellidae Lovén 1847
Tylostomatidae
Vernediidae
Vernediidae Kollmann 2005
Zemelanopsidae
Zemelanopsidae Neiber & Glaubrecht 2019
45 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.
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