Colubrariidae are a
taxonomic
Taxonomy is the practice and science of categorization or classification.
A taxonomy (or taxonomical classification) is a scheme of classification, especially a hierarchical classification, in which things are organized into groups or types. ...
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 medium-sized
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, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily
Buccinoidea.
[Bouchet, P. (2010). Colubrariidae. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=411754 on 2010-11-26]
This family has no subfamilies.
Genera
* ''
Axifex''
S.-I Huang & M.-H. Lin, 2019
* ''
Bartschia
''Bartschia'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Colubrariidae.
Species
Species within the genus ''Bartschia'' include:
* '' Bartschia agassizi'' Clench & Aguayo, 1941
* '' Bartschia frumari'' Garcia, 2008
* '' Ba ...
''
Rehder, 1943
* ''
Colubraria
''Colubraria'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Colubrariidae. Members of this genus lack a radula and feed by sucking blood from fish.Debelius, H. 2001. ''Nudibranchs and Sea Snails Indo-Pacific Field Guide'' ...
''
Schumacher, 1817
* ''
Cumia
''Cumia'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Colubrariidae.
Species
Species within the genus ''Cumia'' include:
* '' Cumia adjuncta'' (Iredale, 1929)
* ''Cumia alfredensis'' (Bartsch, 1915)
* '' Cumia antillana'' ...
''
Bivona-Bernardi, 1838
* ''
Cyclimetula''
S.-I Huang & M.-H. Lin, 2019
* ''
Iredalula
''Iredalula'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the 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 ...
''
Finlay, 1926
* ''
Kanamarua''
Kuroda, 1951
* ''
Metula''
H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853
* ''
Minibraria''
Sarasúa, 1984
;Genera brought into synonymy:
* ''Acamptochetus'' Cossmann, 1901: synonym of ''Metula'' H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853
* ''Agassitula'' Olsson & Bayer, 1972: synonym of ''Metula'' H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853
* ''Antemetula'' Rehder, 1943: synonym of ''Metula'' H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853
* ''Antimitra'' Iredale, 1917: synonym of ''Metula'' H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853
* ''Colubrarina'' Kuroda & Habe, 1971: synonym of ''Metula'' H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853
* ''Epidromus'' Mörch, 1852: synonym of ''Colubraria'' Schumacher, 1817 (not available from Agassiz, 1846)
* ''Floritula'' Olsson & Bayer, 1972: synonym of ''Metula'' H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853
* ''Fusus'' Helbling, 1779: synonym of ''Cumia'' Bivona, 1838 (Invalid: Placed by the ICZN on the Official Index by Opinion 1765, See Nomenclature note below.)
* ''Minitula'' Olsson & Bayer, 1972: synonym of ''Metula'' H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853
* ''Obex'' Iredale, 1925: synonym of ''Colubraria'' Schumacher, 1817
* ''Ratifusus'' Iredale, 1929: synonym of ''Cumia'' Bivona, 1838
* ''Roquesia'' Petuch, 2013: synonym of ''Colubraria'' Schumacher, 1817
References
* 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.
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