Pileolidae

Pileolidae; Temporal range: 167.7–99.6 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N Bathonian to Late Albian
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
(unranked):	clade Neritimorpha ; clade Cycloneritimorpha
Superfamily:	Neritoidea
Family:	†Pileolidae; Bandel, Grünndel & Maxwell, 2000
Species
	Pileolus Sowerby, 1823;

Last updated November 16, 2025

Pileolidae is an extinct family of fossil sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs.^[1] This family is related to the extant family Neritidae, the nerites. The family has no subfamilies according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005.

Genera

The genus Pileolus ^[2] is found in Cretaceous age deposits in Europe, and Jurassic age deposits in New Zealand.

References

↑ Bouchet, P. & Rocroi, J.-P. (2005). "Classification and Nomenclator of Gastropod Families". Malacologia. 47 (1–2).
↑ Özdikmen, H. (2009). "Classification and Nomenclator of Gastropod Families" (PDF). Munis Entomology & Zoology. 4 (1): 233–256.

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[Bouchet2005-1] Bouchet, P. & Rocroi, J.-P. (2005). "Classification and Nomenclator of Gastropod Families". Malacologia. 47 (1–2).

[names2009-2] Özdikmen, H. (2009). "Classification and Nomenclator of Gastropod Families" (PDF). Munis Entomology & Zoology. 4 (1): 233–256.

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