Cantharidinae

Cantharidinae
Phasianotrochus bellulus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Vetigastropoda
Order:	Trochida
Superfamily:	Trochoidea
Family:	Trochidae
Subfamily:	Cantharidinae Gray, 1857
Synonyms
GibbulinaeStoliczka, 1868 Pagodatrochidae Bandel, 2010 ·

The Cantharidinae are a taxonomic subfamily of very small to large sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Trochidae, common name top snails. ^[1]

Originally it was ranked as tribe of the Trochinae, according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi from 2005, but was elevated to the rank of subfamily following Williams et al. ^[2]

General characteristics

(Originally described in Latin) The shell is subturreted, smooth, and polished; the aperture is sub-ovate and rather elongate; the whorls are laterally compressed; the pearly layer (nacreous coat) is greenish; and the axis is imperforate. ^[3]

Genera

• Agagus Jousseaume, 1894
• † Amonilea Cossmann, 1920
• † Anceps Kolesnikov, 1939
• Calthalotia Iredale, 1929
• Cantharidoscops Galkin, 1955
• Cantharidus Montfort, 1810
• Clelandella Winckworth, 1932
• Gibbula Risso, 1826
• † Gibbuliculus Harzhauser, 2021
• Iwakawatrochus Kuroda & Habe, 1954
• Jujubinus Monterosato, 1884
• Kanekotrochus Habe, 1958
• † Kishinewia Kolesnikov, 1935
• Komaitrochus Kuroda & Iw. Taki, 1958
• † Lesperonia Tournouër, 1874
• Micrelenchus Finlay, 1926
• Nanula Thiele, 1924
• Odontotrochus P. Fischer, 1880
• Oxystele Philippi, 1847
• Pagodatrochus Herbert, 1989
• † Paroxystele O. Schultz, 1970
• Phasianotrochus P. Fischer, 1885
• † Phorculus Cossmann, 1888
• Phorcus Risso, 1826
• Pictodiloma Habe, 1946
• Priotrochus P. Fischer, 1879
• Prothalotia Thiele, 1930
• Pseudotalopia Habe, 1961
• † Rollandiana Kolesnikov, 1939
• Roseaplagis K. M. Donald & Spencer, 2016
• † Sarmatigibbula Sladkovskaya, 2017
• † Sinzowia Kolesnikov, 1935 †
• Steromphala Gray, 1847
• Thalotia Gray, 1847
• † Timisia Jekelius, 1944
• Tosatrochus MacNeil, 1961

Genera brought into synonymy

• AphanotrochusMartens, 1880: synonym of Priotrochus P. Fischer, 1879
• ElenchusSwainson, 1840: synonym of Cantharidus Montfort, 1810
• KoreniaFriele, 1877: synonym of Gibbula Risso, 1826
• LimaxMartyn, 1784: synonym of Cantharidus Montfort, 1810
• MawheroMarshall, 1998 synonym of Cantharidus Montfort, 1810
• OsilinusPhilippi, 1847: synonym of Phorcus Risso, 1826
• PlumbelenchusFinlay, 1926: synonym of Cantharidus Montfort, 1810
• Scrobiculinus Monterosato, 1889: synonym of Gibbula Risso, 1826
• SteromphalaGray, 1847: synonym of Gibbula Risso, 1826
• StrigosellaSacco, 1896: synonym of Scrobiculinus Monterosato, 1889
• TrochinellaIredale, 1937: synonym of Calliotrochus P. Fischer, 1879
• TrochocochleaMörch, 1852: synonym of Phorcus Risso, 1826

References

1. Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2011). Cantharidinae. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=382171 on 2011-03-15
2. Williams S.T., Donald K.M., Spencer H.G. & Nakano T. (2010) Molecular systematics of the marine gastropod families Trochidae and Calliostomatidae (Mollusca: Superfamily Trochoidea). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 54:783-809
3. Gray, J. E. (1857). Guide to the systematic distribution of Mollusca in the British Museum. Part I. [Gastropoda. British Museum, London, xii + 230 pp.] This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .

External links

• Stoliczka, F. (1867–1868). "Cretaceous fauna of southern India. Palaeontologia Indica, being figures and descriptions of the organic remains procured during the progress of the Geological Survey of India. Volume 2, The Gastropoda". Memoirs of the Geological Survey of India. 5: 3.
• Bandel, K. (2010). "Relationships of the Triassic Eucycloidea Koken, 1897 (Mollusca, Gastropoda) to modern genera such as Pagodatrochus, Calliotropis and Euchelus, based on morphology of the early she" (PDF). Bulletin of Geosciences. 85 (3): 461.
• Williams, S. T.; Donald, K. M.; Spencer, H. G.; Nakano, T. (2010). "Molecular systematics of the marine gastropod families Trochidae and Calliostomatidae (Mollusca: Superfamily Trochoidea)". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 54 (3): 783–809. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2009.11.008.