Chilodontaidae
Chilodontaidae is a taxonomic family of mostly small deepwater sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Vetigastropoda.Taxonomy
The family was previously in the superfamily Neritoidea in the order Neritopsina and the superorder Neritaemorphi.2005 taxonomy
This family consists of three following subfamilies :
- Chilodontinae Wenz, 1938
- Calliotropinae Hickman & McLean, 1990
- Cataeginae McLean & Quinn, 1987
2007 taxonomy
A molecular phylogeny-based taxonomy of the Seguenzioidea was published by Kano.
The family Chilodontidae Wenz, 1938 was renamed because it is a homonym of the fish family Chilodontidae Eigenmann, 1912;
The subfamilies Calliotropinae Hickman & McLean, 1990 and Cataeginae McLean & Quinn, 1987 were raised to family levels as the Calliotropidae and the Cataegidae.Genera
Genera within the family Chilodontaidae include (according to the World Register of Marine Species:
- † Agathodonta Cosman, 1918
- Ascetostoma Herbert, 2012
- † Calliovarica H. Vokes, 1939
- Chilodonta Etallon, 1862
- Clypeostoma Herbert, 2012
- Danilia Brusina, 1865
- Dentistyla Dall, 1889
- Euchelus Philippi, 1847
- Granata Cotton, 1957
- Herpetopoma Pilsbry, 1889
- Hybochelus Pilsbry, 1889
- Mirachelus Woodring, 1928
- † Odontoturbo Loriol, 1887
- † Onkospira Zittel, 1873
- Perrinia H. & A. Adams, 1854
- Pholidotrope Herbert, 2012
- Tallorbis G. Nevill & H. Nevill, 1869
- Vaceuchelus Iredale, 1929
Genera brought into synonymy
- Craspedotus Philippi, 1847: synonym of Danilia Brusina, 1865
- Heliciella O.G. Costa, 1861: synonym of Danilia Brusina, 1865
- Huttonia Kirk, 1882: synonym of Herpetopoma Pilsbry, 1890
- Nevillia H. Adams, 1868: synonym of Alcyna A. Adams, 1860
- Olivia Cantraine, 1835: synonym of Danilia Brusina, 1865
