Zerotulidae

The Zerotulidae comprise a taxonomic family of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the superfamily Littorinoidea.[1]

Zerotulidae
Shell of Pseudonatica ampullarica (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Littorinoidea
Family: Zerotulidae
Warén & Hain, 1996

According to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi (2005) the family Zerotulidae has no subfamilies.

Genera

Genera within the family Zerotulidae include:

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

References

  1. Bouchet, P. & Rocroi, J.-P. (2005). "Classification and Nomenclator of Gastropod Families". Malacologia. 47 (1–2).
  • Bouchet P., Rocroi J.P., Hausdorf B., Kaim A., Kano Y., Nützel A., Parkhaev P., Schrödl M. & Strong E.E. (2017). Revised classification, nomenclator and typification of gastropod and monoplacophoran families. Malacologia. 61(1-2): 1-526.

Further reading

  • Warén A. & Hain S. (1996) Description of Zerotulidae fam. nov. (Littorinoidea), with comments on an Antarctic littorinid gastropod. The Veliger 39(4):277-334


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