Chilodontaidae
Chilodontaidae is a taxonomic family of mostly small deepwater sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Vetigastropoda.
Taxonomy
The family was previously in the superfamily Neritoidea in the order Neritopsina and the superorder Neritaemorphi.2005 taxonomy
This family consists of three following subfamilies :- Chilodontainae Wenz, 1938
- Calliotropinae Hickman & McLean, 1990
- Cataeginae McLean & Quinn, 1987
2007 taxonomy
A molecular phylogeny-based taxonomy of the Seguenzioidea was published by Kano.It was proposed to rename the family Chilodontidae Wenz, 1938 as "Chilodontaidae" because it was a homonym of the fish family "Chilodontidae" Eigenmann, 1912, but a 2024 ICZN ruling instead changed the name of the fish family to Chilodidae, so the gastropod family is still to be kept as Chilodontidae.
The subfamilies Calliotropinae Hickman & McLean, 1990 and Cataeginae McLean & Quinn, 1987 were raised to family levels as the Calliotropidae and the Cataegidae.
Genera
Genera within the family Chilodontaidae include (according to the World Register of Marine Species:- † Agathodonta Cosman, 1918Ascetostoma Herbert, 2012
- † Calliovarica H. Vokes, 1939 Chilodonta Etallon, 1862Clypeostoma Herbert, 2012Danilia Brusina, 1865Dentistyla Dall, 1889Euchelus Philippi, 1847Granata Cotton, 1957Herpetopoma Pilsbry, 1889Hybochelus Pilsbry, 1889Mirachelus Woodring, 1928
- † Odontoturbo Loriol, 1887
- † Onkospira Zittel, 1873 Perrinia H. & A. Adams, 1854Pholidotrope Herbert, 2012Tallorbis G. Nevill & H. Nevill, 1869Vaceuchelus Iredale, 1929