Overview
Taxonomy
The Suborder hypsogastropoda is a member of the Order Sorbeoconcha. Here is the complete "parentage" of Hypsogastropoda:
- Domain: Eukaryota
Whittaker & Margulis,1978 - eukaryotes
- Kingdom: Animalia
Linnaeus, 1758 - Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
- Subkingdom: Bilateria
(Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983 - (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983 - bilaterians
- Branch: Protostomia
Grobben, 1908 - Grobben, 1908 - protostomes
- Infrakingdom: Lophotrochozoa
- Lophotrochozoans
- Superphylum: Eutrochozoa
- Phylum: Mollusca
(Linnaeus, 1758) Cuvier, 1795 - Molluscs
- Class: Gastropoda
cuvier, 1795 - Snails and Slugs
- Subclass: Orthogastropoda
ponder & lindberg, 1996
- Superorder: Caenogastropoda
cox, 1960
- Order: Sorbeoconcha
ponder & lindberg, 1997
- Suborder: Hypsogastropoda ponder & lindberg, 1997
- Order: Sorbeoconcha
ponder & lindberg, 1997
- Superorder: Caenogastropoda
cox, 1960
- Subclass: Orthogastropoda
ponder & lindberg, 1996
- Class: Gastropoda
cuvier, 1795 - Snails and Slugs
- Phylum: Mollusca
(Linnaeus, 1758) Cuvier, 1795 - Molluscs
- Superphylum: Eutrochozoa
- Infrakingdom: Lophotrochozoa
- Lophotrochozoans
- Branch: Protostomia
Grobben, 1908 - Grobben, 1908 - protostomes
- Subkingdom: Bilateria
(Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983 - (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983 - bilaterians
- Kingdom: Animalia
Linnaeus, 1758 - Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
The Suborder hypsogastropoda is further organized into finer groupings including:
- Infraorder (3): Littorinimorpha · Neogastropoda · Ptenoglossa
- Family (118): Aclididae · Amnicolidae · Anabathridae · Aporrhaidae · Assimineidae · Atlantidae · Babyloniidae · Barleeiidae · Bellerophinidae · Bithyniidae · Bohaispiridae · Buccinidae · Bursidae · Caecidae · Calopiidae · Calyptraeidae · Cancellariidae · Capulidae · Carinariidae · Cerithiopsidae · Cingulopsidae · Clavatulidae · Cochliopidae · Coelostylinidae · Colombellinidae · Colubrariidae · Columbellidae · Conidae · Costellariidae · Cypraeidae · Cystiscidae · Drilliidae · Eatoniellidae · Elachisinidae · Emblandidae · Epigridae · Epitoniidae · Eulimidae · Falsicingulidae · Fasciolariidae · Ficidae · Haloceratidae · Harpidae · Helicostoidae · Hipponicidae · Hydrobiidae · Hydrococcidae · Iravadiidae · Janthinidae · Johnwyattiidae · Lamelliphoridae · Laubierinidae · Lithoglyphidae · Littorinidae · Marginellidae · Maturifusidae · Melongenidae · Mesocochliopidae · Mitridae · Moitessieriidae · Muricidae · Nassariidae · Naticidae · Newtoniellidae · Nystiellidae · Olivellidae · Olividae · Omalaxidae · Ovulidae · Palaeorissoinidae · Perissityidae · Personidae · Pholidotomidae · Pickworthiidae · Pisanianuridae · Pleioptygmatidae · Pomatiidae · Pomatiopsidae · Pommerozygiidae · Pseudolividae · Pseudomelatomidae · Pterotracheidae · Ptychatractidae · Pugnellidae · Purpurinidae · Ranellidae · Rastodentidae · Rissoidae · Sarganidae · Seraphsidae · Settsassiidae · Skeneopsidae · Speightiidae · Stenothyridae · Strepsiduridae · Strictispiridae · Strombidae · Struthiolariidae · Taiomidae · Terebridae · Thersiteidae · Tonnidae ·
Tornidae · Tripartellidae · Triphoridae · Triviidae · Truncatellidae · Turbinellidae · Turridae · Tylostomatidae · Vanikoridae · Velutinidae · Vermetidae · Volutidae · Volutomitridae · Weeksiidae · Xenophoridae · Zerotulidae
Families
Aclididae
Amnicolidae
Anabathridae
Aporrhaidae
Assimineidae
Assimineidae is a family of minute, freshwater (and sometimes saltmarsh), snails with an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusks, or micromollusks, in the infraorder Littorinimorpha. [more]
Atlantidae
Atlantidae is a family of gastropod molluscs in the order Sorbeoconcha. They are sometimes called heteropods. [more]
Babyloniidae
Barleeiidae
Bellerophinidae
Bithyniidae
Bithyniidae is a family of small freshwater snails with an operculum, aquatic gastropod molluscs in the clade Littorinimorpha. [more]
Bohaispiridae
Buccinidae
Buccinidae is a taxonomic family of large sea snails, often known as whelks or true whelks to distinguish them from the Busycon whelks. The true whelks are marine gastropod mollusks in the order Sorbeoconcha. [more]
Bursidae
Bursidae is a taxonomic family of large sea snails, marine gastropod snails in the order Sorbeoconcha. The species in this family are often commonly called frog shells. [more]
Caecidae
Caecidae is a taxonomic family of very small and minute sea snails or micromolluscs, marine gastropod molluscs in the order Littorinimorpha. [more]
Calopiidae
Calyptraeidae
Calyptraeidae, or the slipper shells, are a taxonomic family of small to medium-sized sea snails, marine prosobranch gastropod molluscs. This family includes the slipper snails, the chinaman's hat snails, the cup and saucer snails and others. [more]
Cancellariidae
Cancellariidae, or the cancellarids or nutmeg shells, are a family of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the order Sorbeoconcha. [more]
Capulidae
Capulidae, or the cap shells, are a taxonomic family of limpet-like sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the order Sorbeoconcha. [more]
Carinariidae
Carinariidae, or the heteropods, is a taxonomic family of floating sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the order Sorbeoconcha. [more]
Cerithiopsidae
Cerithiopsidae are a family of small sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the informal group Ptenoglossa, known as the cerithids. [more]
Cingulopsidae
Clavatulidae
Cochliopidae
Coelostylinidae
Colombellinidae
Colubrariidae
Columbellidae
Columbellidae are a family of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the order Sorbeoconcha. [more]
Conidae
The cone snails or cone shells, sometimes simply known as "cones", (family Conidae), are a taxonomic family of medium-sized to large, sophisticated predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks. [more]
Costellariidae
Cypraeidae
Cystiscidae
Cystiscidae is a taxonomic family of minute sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks. [more]
Drilliidae
Eatoniellidae
Eatoniellidae are a taxonomic family of minute sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the order Sorbeoconcha, known as Eatoniellids. [more]
Elachisinidae
Emblandidae
Epigridae
Epitoniidae
Wentletraps are small, often white, very high-spired, predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks, in the family Epitoniidae. [more]
Eulimidae
Eulimidae are a family of small sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs belonging to informal group Ptenoglossa in the clade Hypsogastropoda, known as the eulimids. [more]
Falsicingulidae
Fasciolariidae
Ficidae
Ficidae or the fig shells are a taxonomic family of medium to large sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Littorinimorpha. [more]
Haloceratidae
Harpidae
Helicostoidae
Hipponicidae
Hipponicidae , common name hoof shells, is a family of limpet-like marine gastropod molluscs. [more]
Hydrobiidae
Hydrobiidae is a large taxonomic family of very small or minute freshwater snails that have an operculum, aquatic operculate gastropod mollusks in the order Sorbeoconcha. [more]
Hydrococcidae
Iravadiidae
Janthinidae
Janthinidae, or the purple snails or violet snails, are a family of pelagic sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the informal group Ptenoglossa of the clade Hypsogastropoda. [more]
Johnwyattiidae
Lamelliphoridae
Laubierinidae
Lithoglyphidae
Littorinidae
Littorinidae is a taxonomic family of about 200 sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Littorinimorpha, commonly known as periwinkles and found world-wide. [more]
Marginellidae
Marginellidae, or the margin shells, are a taxonomic family of small, often colorful, saltwater snails, marine gastropod molluscs of the order Sorbeoconcha. [more]
Maturifusidae
Melongenidae
Melongenidae, the crown conchs and busycon whelks, are a taxonomic family of large to very large sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the infraorder Neogastropoda. [more]
Mesocochliopidae
Mitridae
Mitridae, known as mitre shells, are a taxonomic family of sea snails, widely-distributed marine gastropod molluscs in the order Sorbeoconcha. [more]
Moitessieriidae
Muricidae
Muricidae, common name murex snails, is a large and varied taxonomic family of small to large predatory sea snails within the gastropod superfamily Muricoidea in the infraorder Neogastropoda. [more]
Nassariidae
Nassariidae, common name Nassa mud snails (USA), or dog whelks (UK), are a taxonomic family of small to medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the order Sorbeoconcha. [more]
Naticidae
Naticidae, the moon snails or naticoids, is a family of small to medium and large-sized predatory sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Littorinimorpha. It has been estimated that worldwide there are about 260–300 Recent species in this family, which is assumed to have originated in the late Triassic or in the early Jurassic. Members of the Naticidae can easily be recognized by their shell shape, distinctive animals and their peculiar predatory behavior. [more]
Newtoniellidae
Nystiellidae
Olivellidae
Olividae
Olive shells, olive snails, or olives, scientific name Olividae, are a family of minute to large predatory sea snails with smooth, shiny, elongated oval-shaped shells. The shells often show various muted but attractive colors, and may be patterned also. [more]
Omalaxidae
Ovulidae
Ovulidae, common names the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries, is a family of small to large predatory or parasitic sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the superfamily Cypraeoidea, the cowries and cowry allies. [more]
Palaeorissoinidae
Perissityidae
Personidae
Pholidotomidae
Pickworthiidae
Pisanianuridae
Pleioptygmatidae
Pomatiidae
Pomatiopsidae
Pommerozygiidae
Pseudolividae
Pseudomelatomidae
Pterotracheidae
Pterotracheidae is a family of medium-sized to large floating sea snails, pelagic gastropod molluscs. They are in the superfamily Pterotracheoidea along with two other similar pelagic families, the Atlantidae and the Carinariidae. [more]
Ptychatractidae
Pugnellidae
Purpurinidae
Ranellidae
Ranellidae, common name the triton shells or tritons, is a taxonomic family of large to small predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the clade Sorbeoconcha. [more]
Rastodentidae
Rissoidae
Rissoidae is a family of very small and minute sea snails with an operculum, marine gastropod mollusks in the order Sorbeoconcha. [more]
Sarganidae
Seraphsidae
Settsassiidae
Skeneopsidae
Speightiidae
Stenothyridae
Strepsiduridae
Strictispiridae
Strombidae
Struthiolariidae
Struthiolaria, commonly known as the ostrich foot shells, is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Struthiolariidae. [more]
Taiomidae
Terebridae
The Terebridae, commonly referred to as auger shells or auger snails, are a group or taxonomic family of small to large predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks. [more]
Thersiteidae
Tonnidae
Tonnidae is a family of medium-sized to very large sea snails, known as the tun shells. These are marine gastropod molluscs in the order Sorbeoconcha and the infraorder Littorinimorpha. [more]
Tornidae
Tornidae is a family of very small and minute sea snails with an operculum, marine gastropod mollusks in the order Sorbeoconcha. [more]
Tripartellidae
Triphoridae
Triphoridae are a family of very small sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the infromal group Ptenoglossa. of the clade Hypsogastropoda. Almost all species in this family are micromollusks. [more]
Triviidae
Triviidae is a taxonomic family of small sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the infraorder Littorinimorpha, within the order Sorbeoconcha. [more]
Truncatellidae
Turbinellidae
Turbinellidae are a family of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the order Sorbeoconcha. [more]
Turridae
Turridae, common name the turrids, is a very voluminous taxonomic family of predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks, which vary in size from minute to medium-large. [more]
Tylostomatidae
Vanikoridae
Velutinidae
Vermetidae
Vermetidae, common name the worm snails or worm shells, is a taxonomic family of small to medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Sorbeoconcha. [more]
Volutidae
Volutidae, common name volutes, are a taxonomic family of medium-sized to extremely large predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the infraorder Neogastropoda. [more]
Volutomitridae
Volutomitridae are a family of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the order Sorbeoconcha. [more]
Weeksiidae
Xenophoridae
Xenophoridae, common name carrier shells, are a taxonomic family of medium-sized to large sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the order Sorbeoconcha. [more]
Zerotulidae
At least 3 species and subspecies belong to the Family zerotulidae.
More info about the Family zerotulidae may be found here.
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