The Zerotulidae comprise a

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family of

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

Genera

Genera within the family Zerotulidae include: * '' Dickdellia'' Warén & Hain, 1996 * ''

Frovina ''Frovina'' is a genus of predatory 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 marr ...

'' Thiele, 1912 * ''

Pseudonatica ''Pseudonatica'' is a genus of predatory 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 ...

'' Simone, 2018 * ''

Trilirata ''Trilirata'' 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 macmurdensis'' i ...

'' Warén & Hain, 1996 * '' Zerotula'' H. J. Finlay, 1926 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

* 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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The Taxonomicon

Simone, L. R. L. (2018). Convergence with naticids: phenotypic phylogenetic study on some Antarctic littorinoideans, with description of the zerotulid new genus Pseudonatica, and its presence in Brazil (Mollusca, Caenogastropoda). Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. 98(6): 1365-1381
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Genera

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