Colloniidae is a

family Family (from la, familia) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its ...

of small

sea snail Sea snail is a common name for slow-moving marine gastropod molluscs, usually with visible external shells, such as whelk or abalone. They share the taxonomic class Gastropoda with slugs, which are distinguished from snails primarily by the ...

s with

calcareous Calcareous () is an adjective meaning "mostly or partly composed of calcium carbonate", in other words, containing lime or being chalky. The term is used in a wide variety of scientific disciplines. In zoology ''Calcareous'' is used as an adje ...

opercula,

marine Marine is an adjective meaning of or pertaining to the sea or ocean. Marine or marines may refer to: Ocean * Maritime (disambiguation) * Marine art * Marine biology * Marine debris * Marine habitats * Marine life * Marine pollution Military * ...

gastropod The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda (). This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. T ...

mollusk Mollusca is the second-largest phylum of invertebrate animals after the Arthropoda, the members of which are known as molluscs or mollusks (). Around 85,000 extant species of molluscs are recognized. The number of fossil species is e ...

s in the

clade A clade (), also known as a monophyletic group or natural group, is a group of organisms that are monophyletic – that is, composed of a common ancestor and all its lineal descendants – on a phylogenetic tree. Rather than the English term, ...

Vetigastropoda Vetigastropoda is a major Taxonomy (biology), taxonomic group of sea snails, marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusc, mollusks that form a very ancient lineage (evolution), lineage. Taxonomically the Vetigastropoda are sometimes treated as an O ...

.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Colloniidae Cossmann, 1917. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=382202 on 2020-07-27

Taxonomy

2005 taxonomy

Colloniidae was listed as subfamily Colloniinae within the family

Turbinidae Turbinidae, the turban snails, are a family of small to large marine gastropod molluscs in the superfamily Trochoidea.Bouchet, P. (2014). Turbinidae Rafinesque, 1815. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecie ...

within

Turbinoidea Turbinoidea was a superfamily of small to large sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the clade Vetigastropoda (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005). But it has become an available name, because it is no lon ...

according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005. This taxon consists of four following tribes (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005): * 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 common name the "pheasant shells" or "pheasant snails" is a family of small sea snails with calcareous opercula, marine gastropod mollusks in the subclass Vetigastropoda Vetigastropoda is a major Taxonomy (biology), taxonomi ...

) belongs to superfamily

Phasianelloidea Trochoidea is a superfamily of small to very large vetigastropod sea snails with gills and an operculum.Gofas, S. (2013). Trochoidea. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id= ...

according to Williams et al. (2008). McLean (2012) added two more subfamilies Liotipomatinae and Moelleriinae.

2017 taxonomy

In 2017 Colloniidae was classified in the order Trochida. It contains the following subfamilies: * † Crossostomatinae Cox, 1960 * Colloniinae * † Lewisiellinae Gründel, 2008 * Liotipomatinae * Moelleriinae * Petropomatinae

Genera

Genera in the family Colloniidae include:WoRMS (2009). Colloniidae. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2009) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=382202 on 2010-04-17 ; Subfamily Colloniinae Cossmann, 1917 * '' Anadema'' H. & A. Adams, 1854 * '' Argalista'' Iredale, 1915 * '' Bothropoma'' Thiele, 1924 * '' Cantrainea'' Jeffreys, 1883 * '' Collonia'' Gray, 1850 * '' Collonista'' Iredale, 1918 * '' Emiliotia'' Faber, 2006 * ''

Homalopoma ''Homalopoma'', common name the dwarf turbans, is a genus of mostly very small sea snails with a calcareous operculum, marine gastropoda molluscs in the subfamily Colloniinae of the family Colloniidae.Gofas, S.; Bouchet, P. (2011). Homalopoma C ...

'' Carpenter, 1864 * '' Leptocollonia'' Powell, 1951 * '' Leptothyra'' Pease, 1869 ;Subfamily Liotipomatinae McLean, 2012 * '' Depressipoma'' McLean, 2012 * '' Liotipoma'' McLean & Kiel, 2007 * '' Paraliotipoma'' McLean, 2012 * '' Rhombipoma'' McLean, 2012 ; Subfamily Moelleriinae Hickman & McLean, 1990 * ''

Moelleria ''Moelleria'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Colloniidae Colloniidae is a family of small sea snails with calcareous opercula, marine gastropod mollusks in the clade Vetigastropoda.MolluscaBase eds. ...

'' Jeffreys, 1865 * '' Spiromoelleria'' Baxter & McLean, 1984 ; † Subfamily Petropomatinae Cox, 1960 ;Genera brought into synonymy : * ''Neocollonia'' Kuroda & Habe, 1954: synonym of ''Bothropoma'' Thiele, 1924 * ''Thermocollonia'' Okutani & Fujikura, 1990: synonym of ''Cantrainea'' Jeffreys, 1883

References

* Spencer, H.; Marshall. B. (2009). ''All Mollusca except Opisthobranchia''. In: Gordon, D. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand Inventory of Biodiversity. Volume One: Kingdom Animalia. 584 pp * McLean J.H. & Kiel S. 2007. ''Cretaceous and living Colloniidae of the redefined subfamily Petropomatinae, with two new genera and one new species, with notes on opercular evolution in turbinoideans, and the fossil record of Liotiidae (Vetigastropoda: Turbinoidea)''. Paläontologische Zeitschrift 81(3): 254-266 {{Taxonbar, from=Q5147568 Gastropod families