| Cymatiidae | |
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| Argobuccinum pustulosum | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Superfamily: | Tonnoidea |
| Family: | Cymatiidae Iredale, 1913 (1854) [1] |
| Genera | |
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| Synonyms [1] | |
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Cymatiidae is a family of large sea snails in the superfamily Tonnoidea and the order Littorinimorpha. [1] Members of this family are predators. [2]
The family Cymatiidae contains the following genera: [1]
Acteonidae, common name the "barrel bubble snails", is a family of small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks of the informal group Lower Heterobranchia.
Rapaninae is a subfamily of predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Muricidae.
Turbinidae, the turban snails, are a family of small to large marine gastropod molluscs in the superfamily Trochoidea.
The Buccinidae are a very large and diverse taxonomic family of large sea snails, often known as whelks or true whelks.
Wentletraps are small, often white, very high-spired, predatory or ectoparasitic sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Epitoniidae.
The Ranellidae, common name the triton shells or tritons, are a taxonomic family of small to very large predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the order Littorinimorpha.
Cabestana is a genus of medium to large sea snails known as predatory whelks, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cymatiidae.
Mitridae, known as mitre shells, are a taxonomic family of sea snails, widely distributed marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Mitroidea.
Turbinellidae are a family of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the clade Neogastropoda. Members of this family are predators.
Cancellariidae, common name the nutmeg snails or nutmeg shells, are a family of small to medium-large sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the clade Neogastropoda. Some of the shells of the species in this family resemble a nutmeg seed.
Cymatium is a genus of small to large predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cymatiidae.
The Personidae are a family of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the order Littorinimorpha.
Austrotriton is a genus of medium-sized sea snails, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cymatiidae.
Sassia is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Cymatiidae.
Fusitriton is a genus of large predatory sea snails marine gastropod molluscs in the family Cymatiidae.
Gyrineum is a genus of predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cymatiidae.
Monoplex is a genus of predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cymatiidae.
Ranularia is a genus of predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cymatiidae.
Septa is a genus of small to large predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cymatiidae.
Distorsio is a genus of medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Personidae, the Distortio snails.
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