Calliotropidae
Calliotropidae is a family of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Seguenzioidea.
Taxonomy
2005 taxonomy
Calliotropidae was classified as the subfamily Calliotropinae within Chilodontidae according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005.2007-2009 taxonomy
Molecular phylogeny research on Seguenzioidea was published by Kano.Kano et al. elevated the subfamily Calliotropinae to family level as Calliotropidae.
Genera
Genera within the family Calliotropidae include:Bathybembix Crosse, 1893Calliotropis L. Seguenza, 1903Cidarina Dall, 1909Convexia Noda, 1975Echinogurges Quinn, 1979Ginebis Taki & Otuka, 1942Lischkeia P. Fischer, 1879Putzeysia Sulliotti, 1889Spinicalliotropis Poppe, Tagaro & Dekker, 2006;Genera brought into synonymy:Bembix Watson, 1879: synonym of Bathybembix Crosse, 1893Solaricida Dall, 1919: synonym of Calliotropis L. Seguenza, 1903Turcicula Dall, 1881: synonym of Lischkeia P. Fischer, 1879