Siliquariidae

Siliquariidae is a family of sea snails with unusual, very loosely coiled shells. These are marine gastropod molluscs in the superfamily Cerithioidea.

Taxonomy

The following two subfamilies have been recognized in the taxonomy of Bouchet & Rocroi (2005):

Siliquariinae Anton, 1838 - synonym: Tenagodidae Gill, 1871
Stephopomatinae Bandel & Kowalke, 1997

Genera

Genera within the family Siliquariidae include:
SiliquariinaeSiliquaria Bruguière, 1789Tenagodus Guettard, 1770
StephopomatinaeHummelinckiella Faber & Moolenbeek, 1999Stephopoma Mörch, 1860
subfamily ?Caporbis Bartsch, 1915Petalopoma Schiaparelli, 2002