Melanodrymiidae
Encyclopedia
Melanodrymiidae is a family
of gastropods in the clade Vetigastropoda
(according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005
).
This family has no subfamilies.
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 gastropods in the clade 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....
(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...
).
This family has no subfamilies.
Genera and species
Genera and species within the family Melanodrymiidae include:- LeptogyraLeptogyraLeptogyra is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Melanodrymiidae.This genus has been originally placed in Skeneidae, then in Skeneinae within Turbinidae.-Species:Species within the genus Leptogyra include:...
Bush, 1897 - Leptogyropsis Marshall, 1988
- MelanodrymiaMelanodrymiaMelanodrymia is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Melanodrymiidae.-Species:Species within the genus Melanodrymia include:* Melanodrymia aurantiaca Hickman, 1984* Melanodrymia brightae Warén & Bouchet, 1993...
Hickman, 1984 - type genus - Xyleptogyra Marshall, 1988