Cylichnidae


Cylichnidae, common name the "chalice bubble snails" or "canoe bubble snails" is a family of sea snails or bubble snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Cylichnoidea.

Taxonomy

2005 taxonomy

This family has been classified within the clade Cephalaspidea, itself belonging to the informal group Opisthobranchia. The family Cylichnidae has no subfamilies. Synonyms of Cylichnidae have included: Scaphandridae G. O. Sars, 1878; Tornatinidae P. Fischer, 1883; Acteocinidae Dall, 1913 and Triclidae Winckworth, 1932.

2009 taxonomy

Malaquias et al. have reinstated Scaphandridae as a valid family.

Genera

Genera within the family Cylichnidae include:Adamnestia Iredale, 1936Bogasonia Warén, 1989Cylichna Lovén, 1846 - type genus
;Genera brought into synonymy:Actaeocina : synonym of Acteocina J. E. Gray, 1847Bullinella Newton, 1891: synonym of Cylichna Lovén, 1846Clistaxis Cossmann, 1895: synonym of Cylichna Lovén, 1846Cryptaxis Jeffreys, 1883: synonym of Cylichna Lovén, 1846Cychlinella : synonym of Cylichnella Gabb, 1873Cylichlinella : synonym of Cylichnella Gabb, 1873Cylindrella Swainson, 1840: synonym of Cylichna Lovén, 1846Didontoglossa Annandale, 1924: synonym of Tornatina A. Adams, 1850: synonym of Acteocina Gray, 1847Eocylichna Kuroda & Habe, 1952: synonym of Cylichna Lovén, 1846Cylichnoides Minichev, 1977: synonym of Cylichna Lovén, 1846Tornastra Ev. Marcus, 1977: synonym of Cylichnella Gabb, 1873Tornatina A. Adams in Sowerby, 1850: synonym of Acteocina Gray, 1847Utriculastra Thiele, 1925: synonym of Cylichnella Gabb, 1873