Tegulidae is a family of small to large sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Trochoidea (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005).[1]
This was for a long time considered to be a subfamily (Tegulinae) within the family Turbinidae.
Genera
Genera within the family Tegulidae include:
- Genera brought into synonymy
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Cardinalia Gray, 1842: synonym of Tectus Montfort, 1810
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Chlorostoma Swainson, 1840: synonym of Tegula Lesson, 1832 (junior synonym)
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Livona Gray, 1842: synonym of Cittarium Philippi, 1847
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Meleagris Montfort, 1810: synonym of Cittarium Philippi, 1847 (invalid: not Meleagris Linnaeus, 1758 [Aves]; Cittarium is a replacement name)
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Neomphalius P. Fischer, 1885: synonym of Tegula Lesson, 1832 (unnecessary substitute name for Omphalius Philippi, 1847, by Fischer treated as a junior homonym of Omphalia de Haan, 1825)
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Omphalius Philippi, 1847: synonym of Tegula Lesson, 1832
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Promartynia Dall, 1909: synonym of Tegula Lesson, 1832
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Pyramidea Swainson, 1840: synonym of Tectus Montfort, 1810
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Pyramis Schumacher, 1817: synonym of Tectus Montfort, 1810
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Trochiscus G. B. Sowerby I, 1838: synonym of Norrisia Bayle, 1880
References
- Bouchet P., Rocroi J.P., Hausdorf B., Kaim A., Kano Y., Nützel A., Parkhaev P., Schrödl M. & Strong E.E. (2017). Revised classification, nomenclator and typification of gastropod and monoplacophoran families. Malacologia. 61(1-2): 1-526
