Capulidae | |
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Two shells of Capulus ungaricus with the periostracum removed | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Littorinimorpha |
Family: | Capulidae Fleming, 1822 |
Genera | |
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Synonyms | |
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The Capulidae, the cap snails or cap shells, are a taxonomic family of limpet-like sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Littorinimorpha.[1] Capulidae is the only family in the superfamily Capuloidea. According to taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi (2005) the family Capulidae has no subfamilies.
The name Trichotropidae was previously used for this family, but this name is invalid, as it is a junior synonym.[2]