Struthiolariidae

Struthiolariidae
Struthiolaria papulosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Stromboidea
Family: Struthiolariidae
Gabb, 1868
Synonyms[1]

Struthiolariinae Gabb, 1868 (original rank)

Struthiolariidae is a family of small to medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the superfamily Stromboidea.[1] [2]

General characteristics

(Original description) The animal has an outer mantle-margin that is simple. The shell is oblong-oval or turrited, with entire lips.[3]

Genera

Genera within the family Struthiolariidae include:

Synonyms
  • Antarctodarwinella Zinsmeister, 1976 : synonym of Perissodonta E. von Martens, 1878
  • Singletonaria Marwick, 1952: synonym of Tylospira G. F. Harris, 1897 (junior subjective synonym)
  • Struthiolarella Steinmann & Wilckens, 1908: synonym of Perissodonta E. von Martens, 1878

References

  1. ^ a b Bouchet, P.; Rosenberg, G. (2014). Struthiolariidae Gabb, 1868. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=196899 on 2015-01-29
  2. ^ Bouchet, P. & Rocroi, J.-P. (2005). "Classification and Nomenclator of Gastropod Families". Malacologia. 47 (1–2).
  3. ^ Gabb, W.M. (1868). "An attempt at the revision of the two families Strombidae and Aporrhaidae". American Journal of Conchology. 4 (3): 147. Retrieved 7 December 2025. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.