Drilliidae

Drilliidae
An apertural view of a shell of Cymatosyrinx parciplicata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Drilliidae
Olsson, 1964
Genera

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Synonyms[1]

Clavidae Casey, 1904 (non McCrady, 1859: preoccupied)

The Drilliidae are a taxonomic family of small predatory sea snails with high-spired shells. They are classified as marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Conoidea.[2]

This family has no subfamilies. It consists of about 30 genera and approximately 500 Recent species.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference WoRMS was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Bouchet, P.; Rocroi, J.-P. (2005). "Classification and Nomenclator of Gastropod Families". Malacologia. 47 (1–2).