Original Diagnosis of Strombia by Rafinesque, 1815, p. 145:
- "18. Famille. Canalifera. Les Canaliferes. Coquille à bouche canaliculée.
- "1. S.F. ...."
- "2. S.F. Strombia, Les Strombiens. Bord de la base ou bouche, dilaté en aile laterale. G.: 13. Strombus L. 14. Pterocera Lam. 17. Rostellaria Lam."
In Stromboidea you have the following fossil and recent families:
- Stromboidea Rafinesque, 1815
- Aporrhaidae Gray, 1850
- Colombellinidae Fischer, 1884
- Harpagodidae Pchelintsev, 1963
- Pugnellidae Kiel & Bandel, 1999
- Rimellidae Stewart, 1927
- Rostellariidae Gabb, 1868
- Seraphidae Gray, 1853
- Spinilomatidae Gründel, Nützel, Schulbert, 2009
- Strombidae Rafinesque, 1815
- Struthiolariidae Gabb, 1868
- Thersiteidae Savornin, 1914
- Tylostomatidae Stoliczka, 1868
- Xenophoridae Troschel 1852 (1840)
In the literature are a lot of Species defined, which cannot be placed into one of the above families, mostly because of the bad preservation of the originals. Also synonyms of Stromboidean shells are treated here.
Often you can find fragments of shell, which cannot be assigned to a genus or a species. You can find them here.
Ancestors of the Stromboidea are under discussion.
Comments
- The families, that are used, are not always well founded. So any discussion on improving that situation would be helpful.
Synonyms
- Strombiformes
- Rostellariacea Delpey, 1941
- About Stromboidea Classification, see Wenz 1938.
- Aspects about the phylogeny of the recent families of the Stromboidea are dealt with in Latiolais 2003.
- About Strombidae, Seraphidae and Rostellariidae, see Kreipl 1999.
- Long list of stromboidean species and references, see Roy 1994.
Higher Classification
