Sutilizonidae
| Sutilizonidae | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Lepetellida |
| Superfamily: | Lepetodriloidea |
| Family: | Sutilizonidae McLean, 1989 |
| Synonyms | |
Sutilizonidae is a taxonomic family of sea snails, deepwater hydrothermal vent snails, and marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Vetigastropoda (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005).
Taxonomy
[edit]This family has no subfamilies.
Temnocinclinae McLean, 1989 was considered to be a synonym of Sutilizonidae by Bouchet & Rocroi (2005), but was updated to family level as Temnocinclidae by Geiger in 2009.[1]
Genera
[edit]Genera within the family Sutilizonidae include:
- Sutilizona McLean, 1989
- Temnocinclis McLean, 1989
- Temnozaga McLean, 1989
References
[edit]- ↑ Geiger D. L.(8 May 2009) "A new species of Depressizona and the family rank of Depressizonidae". Zootaxa 2059: 57-59. abstract, full article.