Procerithiidae | |
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Rhabdocolpus muricatum (Sowerby, 1825) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Superfamily: | Cerithioidea |
Family: | Procerithiidae Cossmann, 1906[1] |
Procerithiidae is a taxonomic family of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Sorbeoconcha.[2]
Argyropeza is the only extant genus in the Procerithiidae.
The following three subfamilies are recognized in the taxonomy of Bouchet & Rocroi (2005):
Bandel (2006)[4] described a new subfamily, Argyropezinae.
Bandel (2006)[4] expressed doubts about the validity of Cryptaulacinae, because Cryptaulax and Procerithium may be based on the same species.[4]
Genera within the family include:
Procerithiinae
Paracerithiinae
Argyropezinae