Delphinulopsidae
Encyclopedia
Delphinulopsidae is an extinct taxonomic family
of fossil
sea snail
s, marine
, gastropod mollusks.
the family Delphinulopsidae has no subfamilies.
Delphinulopsinae
Platychilininae
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 fossil
Fossil
Fossils are the preserved remains or traces of animals , plants, and other organisms from the remote past...
sea snail
Sea snail
Sea snail is a common name for those snails that normally live in saltwater, marine gastropod molluscs....
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 mollusks.
Taxonomy
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 Delphinulopsidae has no subfamilies.
2007 taxonomy
The following two subfamilies have been recognized in Delphinulopsidae by Bandel (2007):- subfamily Delphinulopsinae Blodgett, Frýda & Stanley, 2001
- subfamily Platychilininae Bandel, 2007
Genera
Genera within Delphinulopsidae include:Delphinulopsinae
- Delphinulopsis Laube, 1868 - type genus
- Delphinulopsis binodosa (Münster, 1841) - type species
- Schwardtopsis Bandel, 2007
- Schwardtopsis münsteri (Klipstein, 1843) - synonym: Fossariopsis münsteri (Klipstein, 1843) - type species
Platychilininae
- Platychilina Koken, 1892 - type genus
- Platychilina pustulosa Münster, 1841
- Platychilina wöhrmanni Koken, 1892 - type species
- Marmolatella Kittl, 1894
- Marmolatella ampliata
- Marmolatella stomatia - synonym: Ostrea stomatia Stoppani, 1858 - type species
- Marmolatella fenestrata (Laube, 1869)