Colloniidae is a family

Family (biology)

In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...

 of small sea snail

Sea snail

Sea snail is a common name for those snails that normally live in saltwater, marine gastropod molluscs....

s with calcareous

Calcareous

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 opercula

Operculum (gastropod)

The operculum, meaning little lid, is a corneous or calcareous anatomical structure which exists in many groups of sea snails and freshwater snails, and also in a few groups of land snails...

, marine

Marine (ocean)

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 gastropod mollusks in the clade

Clade

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 Vetigastropoda

Vetigastropoda

Vetigastropoda is a major taxonomic group of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks that form a very ancient lineage. Taxonomically Vetigastropoda are sometimes treated as an order although they are a clade in Bouchet and Rocroi, 2005....

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2005 taxonomy

Colloniidae was listed as subfamily Colloniinae within the family Turbinidae

Turbinidae

Turbinidae, the turban snails, are a family of small to large marine gastropods. Turbinidae have a strong, thick calcareous operculum readily distinguishing them from the somewhat similar Trochidae or top snails, which have a corneous operculum...

 within Turbinoidea

Turbinoidea

Turbinoidea is a superfamily of small to large sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the clade Vetigastropoda . But it is an available name, because it is not used in current taxonomy of gastropods sensu Williams et al...

 according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005

Taxonomy of the Gastropoda (Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005)

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This taxon consists of four following tribes (according to the 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...

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• Colloniinae Cossmann, 1917
  • tribe Colloniini Cossmann, 1917 - synonym: Bothropomatinae Thiele, 1924 (inv.); Homalopomatinae Keen, 1960; Petropomatinae Cox, 1960
  • tribe † Adeorbisinini Monari, Conti & szabo, 1995
  • tribe † Crossostomatini Cox, 1960
  • tribe † Helicocryptini Cox, 1960

2008 taxonomy

Colloniidae was elevated to family level and (together with Phasianellidae

Phasianellidae

Phasianellidae common name the "pheasant shells" or "pheasant snails" is a family of small sea snails with calcareous opercula, marine gastropod mollusks in the clade Vetigastropoda ....

) belongs to superfamily Phasianelloidea

Phasianelloidea

Phasianelloidea is a superfamily of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the clade Vetigastropoda.-Taxonomy :Superfamily Phasianelloidea was created as new superfamily by Williams et al. ....

 according to Williams et al. (2008).

It contains the following subfamilies:

• Colloniinae
• Petropomatinae

Genera

Genera in the family Colloniidae include:

Subfamily Colloniinae

• Anadema
  Anadema
  Anadema is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Colloniidae.-Species:Species within the genus Anadema include:* Anadema macandrewii...
  
  H. & A. Adams, 1854
• Argalista
  Argalista
  Argalista is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Colloniidae....
  
  Iredale, 1915
• Bothropoma
  Bothropoma
  Bothropoma is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Colloniidae.-Species:Species within the genus Bothropoma include:* Bothropoma decoratum Thiele, 1930* Bothropoma isseli Thiele, 1929* Bothropoma munda Bothropoma is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the...
  
  Thiele, 1924
• Cantrainea
  Cantrainea
  Cantrainea is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Colloniidae.-Species:Species within the genus Cantrainea include:* Cantrainea globuloides Cantrainea is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Colloniidae.-Species:Species within the genus...
  
  Jeffreys, 1883
• Collonia Gray, 1850
• Collonista
  Collonista
  Collonista is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Colloniidae.-Species:Species within the genus Collonista include:* Collonista amakusaensis Habe, 1960* Collonista costulosa...
  
  Iredale, 1918
• Emiliotia
  Emiliotia
  Emiliotia is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Colloniidae.-Species:Species within the genus Emiliotia include:* Emiliotia immaculatus Ortea, Espinosa & Fernandez-Garcès, 2008...
  
  Faber, 2006
• Homalopoma
  Homalopoma
  Homalopoma is a genus of mostly very small sea snails with a calcareous operculum, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Colloniidae. -Species:Species within the genus Homalopoma include:* Homalopoma albidum...
  
  Carpenter, 1864
• Leptocollonia
  Leptocollonia
  Leptocollonia is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Colloniidae.-Species:Species within the genus Leptocollonia include:* Leptocollonia innocens * Leptocollonia thielei A. W. B. Powell, 1951...
  
  Powell, 1951
• Leptothyra
  Leptothyra
  Leptothyra is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Colloniidae.-Species:Species within the genus Leptothyra include:* Leptothyra benthicola * Leptothyra candida Pease, 1861...
  
  Pease, 1869

Subfamily Petropomatinae

• Liotipoma
  Liotipoma
  Liotipoma is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Colloniidae.-Species:Species within the genus Liotipoma include:* Liotipoma wallisensis McLean & Kiel, 2007...
  
  McLean & Kiel, 2007

Genera brought into synonymy :

• Neocollonia Kuroda & Habe, 1954 accepted as Bothropoma Thiele, 1924
• Thermocollonia Okutani & Fujikura, 1990 accepted as Cantrainea Jeffreys, 1883