Zerotulidae
Encyclopedia
Zerotulidae is a taxonomic family
of sea snail
s, marine
gastropod molluscs in the clade
Littorinimorpha
.
According to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi (2005)
the family Zerotulidae has no subfamilies.
Genera brought into synonymy :
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 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 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....
.
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...
the family Zerotulidae has no subfamilies.
Genera
Genera within the family Zerotulidae include:- Dickdellia Warén & Hain, 1996
- FrovinaFrovinaFrovina is a genus of predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Naticidae, the moon snails.-Species:* Frovina angularis Warén & Hain, 1996* Frovina indecora * Frovina soror Thiele, 1912-References:...
Thiele, 1912 - TrilirataTrilirataTrilirata is a genus of predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Zerotulidae.-Species:Species within the genus Trilirata include:* Trilirata herosae* Trilirata macmurdensis* Trilirata sexcarinata...
Warén & Hain, 1996 - Zerotula H. J. Finlay, 1926
- Zerotula incognita Warén & Hain, 1996
Genera brought into synonymy :
- Frigidilacuna Tomlin, 1930 : synonym of Frovina Thiele, 1912
- Prolacuna Thiele, 1913 : synonym of Frovina Thiele, 1912
- Sublacuna Thiele, 1912 : synonym of Frovina Thiele, 1912