Ptychatractidae


Ptychatractidae is a taxonomic family of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Turbinelloidea.

Taxonomy

According to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi (2005), the family Ptychatractidae has no subfamilies.

Genera

Genera in the family Ptychatractidae include:Egestas Finlay, 1926Exilia Conrad, 1860Exilioidea Grant & Gale, 1931Metzgeria Norman, 1879Ptychatractus Stimpson, 1865Latiromitra Locard, 1897 - In 2010 Latiromitra has been found to be closely related to Costellariidae in the molecular phylogeny analysis by Fedosov & Kantor.
;Genera brought into synonymy:Benthovoluta Kuroda & Habe, 1950: synonym of Exilia Conrad, 1860Chathamidia Dell, 1956: synonym of Exilia Conrad, 1860Cyomesus Quinn, 1981: synonym of Latiromitra Locard, 1897
  • Graphidula Stephenson, 1941: synonym of Exilia Conrad, 1860Meyeria Dunker & Metzger, 1874: synonym of Metzgeria Norman, 1879Mitraefusus Bellardi, 1873: synonym of Exilia Conrad, 1860Okinawavoluta Noda, 1980: synonym of Latiromitra Locard, 1897
  • Palaeorhaphis Stewart, 1927 : synonym of Exilia Conrad, 1860Phenacoptygma Dall, 1918: synonym of Exilia Conrad, 1860Surculina Dall, 1908: synonym of Exilia Conrad, 1860
  • Zexilia Finlay, 1926 : synonym of Exilia Conrad, 1860