Abyssochrysidae
Abyssochrysidae is a family of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the clade Caenogastropoda.
Taxonomy
The family Abyssochrysidae was previously placed in the "Zygopleuroid group". This family has no subfamilies.In 2008, the sister group Provannidae was moved into the superfamily Abyssochrysoidea Tomlin, 1927 by Kain et al. and the family Abyssochrysidae was also moved into the superfamily Abyssochrysoidea.
Genera
Genera within this family include:Acanthostrophia- * Acanthostrophia acanthica - a fossil from the Jurassic of Italy, and the oldest known species in the family Abyssochrysidae.Abyssochrysos Tomlin, 1927 - the type genus of the familyHumptulipsia Kiel, 2008
- * Humptulipsia raui - synonym: Abyssochrysos raui Goedert & Kaler, 1996 - a fossil species from the Eocene