Capulidae
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Capulidae, common name
the cap snails or cap shells, are a taxonomic family
of limpet
-like sea snail
s, marine
gastropod molluscs in the clade
Littorinimorpha
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Capulidae is the only family in the superfamily Capuloidea.
According to taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi (2005)
the family Capulidae has no subfamilies.
The name Trichotropidae was previously used for this family, but this name is invalid, as it is a junior synonym
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Genera brought into synonymy :
Common name
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the cap snails or cap shells, are a taxonomic family
Family
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of limpet
Limpet
Limpet is a common name for a number of different kinds of saltwater and freshwater snails ; it is applied to those snails that have a simple shell which is more or less conical in shape, and either is not spirally coiled, or appears not to be coiled in the adult snails.The name limpet is most...
-like sea snail
Snail
Snail is a common name applied to most of the members of the molluscan class Gastropoda that have coiled shells in the adult stage. When the word is used in its most general sense, it includes sea snails, land snails and freshwater snails. The word snail without any qualifier is however more often...
s, marine
Marine (ocean)
Marine is an umbrella term. As an adjective it is usually applicable to things relating to the sea or ocean, such as marine biology, marine ecology and marine geology...
gastropod molluscs in the clade
Clade
A clade is a group consisting of a species and all its descendants. In the terms of biological systematics, a clade is a single "branch" on the "tree of life". The idea that such a "natural group" of organisms should be grouped together and given a taxonomic name is central to biological...
Littorinimorpha
Littorinimorpha
Littorinimorpha is a large clade of gastropods within Hypsogastropoda consisting primarily of marine species, but also aquatic and terrestrial species as well....
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Capulidae is the only family in the superfamily Capuloidea.
According to taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi (2005)
Taxonomy of the Gastropoda (Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005)
The taxonomy of the Gastropoda as it was revised by Philippe Bouchet and Jean-Pierre Rocroi is currently the most up-to-date overall system for classifying gastropod mollusks...
the family Capulidae has no subfamilies.
The name Trichotropidae was previously used for this family, but this name is invalid, as it is a junior synonym
Synonym
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Genera
Genera within the family Capulidae include- AriadnariaAriadnariaAriadnaria is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Capulidae, the cap snails.-Species:Species within the genus Ariadnaria include:* Ariadnaria alexandrae Egorov & Alexeyev, 1998...
Habe, 1961 - CapulusCapulusCapulus is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Capulidae, the cap snails.-Species:Species within the genus Capulus include:* Capulus incurvus * Capulus intortus...
MontfortPierre Denys de MontfortPierre Denys de Montfort, also sometimes spelled "Pierre Dénys de Montfort", was a French naturalist, in particular a malacologist, remembered today for his pioneering inquiries into the existence of the giant squid Architeuthis, which was thought to be an old wives' tale, and for which he was...
, 1810 - Cerithioderma Conrad, 1860 (?)
- Echinospira Girotti, 1970
- HyalorisiaHyalorisiaHyalorisia is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Capulidae, the cap snails....
Dall, 1889 - Iphinoe H. Adams & A. Adams, 1856
- Krebsia MontfortPierre Denys de MontfortPierre Denys de Montfort, also sometimes spelled "Pierre Dénys de Montfort", was a French naturalist, in particular a malacologist, remembered today for his pioneering inquiries into the existence of the giant squid Architeuthis, which was thought to be an old wives' tale, and for which he was...
, 1810 (?) - Lippistes Montfort, 1810 (?)
- Lyocyclus Thiele, 1925
- NeoiphinoeNeoiphinoeNeoiphinoe is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Capulidae, the cap snails.-Species:Species within the genus Neoiphinoe include:* Neoiphinoe kroeyeri...
Habe, 1978 - Malluvium Melvill, 1906 (?)
- Rufodardanula PonderWinston PonderWinston F. Ponder B.Sc, M.Sc, Ph.D, D.Sc. is a noted malacologist from New Zealand who has named and described many marine animals, especially micromolluscs. He is a graduate of the University of Auckland, New Zealand....
, 1965 (?) - SeparatistaSeparatistaSeparatista is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Siliquariidae.-Species:Species within the genus Separatista include:* Separatista flavida * Separatista helicoides...
Gray, 1847 - TorelliaTorelliaTorellia is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Capulidae, the cap snails.-Species:Species within the genus Torellia include:* Torellia antarctica * Torellia cornea Powell, 1951...
Lovén in Jeffreys, 1867 - TrichosiriusTrichosiriusTrichosirius is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Capulidae .-Species:Species within the genus Trichosirius include:* Trichosirius cavatocarinatus...
FinlayHarold John FinlayHarold John Finlay was a New Zealand palaeontologist and conchologist. He was born in Comilla, India , on 22 March 1901....
, 1926 (?) - TrichotropisTrichotropisTrichotropis is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Capulidae, the cap snails.-Species:Species within the genus Trichotropis include:* Trichotropis bicarinata...
Broderip and G. B. Sowerby I, 1829 - ZelippistesZelippistesZelippistes is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Capulidae, the cap snails. This genus was previously placed in the family Trichotropidae.-Species:Species within the genus Zelippistes include:...
FinlayHarold John FinlayHarold John Finlay was a New Zealand palaeontologist and conchologist. He was born in Comilla, India , on 22 March 1901....
, 1927 (?)
Genera brought into synonymy :
- Actita Fischer von Waldheim, 1823 : synonym of Capulus Montfort, 1810
- Brocchia Bronn, 1828 : synonym of Capulus Montfort, 1810
- Capulonix Iredale, 1929 : synonym of Capulus Montfort, 1810
- Neoconcha E.A. Smith, 1907 : synonym of Torellia (Neoconcha) E.A. Smith, 1907
- Ovotropis Egorov & Alexeyev, 1998 : synonym of Neoiphinoe Habe, 1978
- Pileopsis Lamarck, 1822 : synonym of Capulus Montfort, 1810