Calliostomatidae is a family of sea snails within the superfamily Trochoidea and the clade Vetigastropoda.Gofas, S. (2013). Calliostomatidae. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=382180 on 2013-07-08
Description The Calliostomatidae are unusually diverse. They are characterized by a stepped spire and a pointy aperture. They may possess or lack an umbilicus. The collumella is sometimes thicker, partially covering the aperture. The spiral whorls can differ between narrow and robust. They inhabit a wide range of ocean habitats, from the intertidal zone to mid-bathyal depths.
Taxonomy This taxon was long considered to be a subfamily of the Trochidae.
2005 taxonomy This family consists of two following subfamilies (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005):
subfamily Calliostomatinae Thiele 1924 (1847) tribe Calliostomatini Thiele 1924 (1847): synonym of Ziziphininae Gray, 1847 tribe Fautricini Marshall, 1995 subfamily Thysanodontinae Marshall, 1988
2008 taxonomy According to Williams et al. (2008),Williams S. T., Karube S. & Ozawa T. (September 2008) "Molecular systematics of Vetigastropoda: Trochidae, Turbinidae and Trochoidea redefined". Zoologica Scripta 37(5): 483-506. the Calliostomatidae stays in Trochoidea. Up to 2008, there were only two species Calliostoma javanicum and Calliostoma unicum that were used in molecular phylogeny studies.
2010 taxonomy The first molecular phylogeny study of the family Calliostomatidae was made by Williams et al. (2010).Williams S. T., Donald K. M., Spencer H. G. & Nakano, T. (2010). "Molecular systematics of the marine gastropod families Trochidae and Calliostomatidae (Mollusca: Superfamily Trochoidea)". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 54(3): 783-809. Based on molecular data, they confirmed that Thysanodontinae Marshall, 1988 belongs to the family Calliostomatidae. It was already previously placed there based on morphological data.
2016 taxonomy The tribe Fautricini B. A. Marshall, 1995 was raised to the rank of subfamily Fautricinae B. A. Marshall, 1995.Marshall, B. A. (2016). New species of Venustatrochus Powell, 1951 from New Zealand, and new species of Falsimargarita Powell, 1951 and a new genus of the Calliostomatidae from the southwest Pacific, with comments on some other calliostomatid genera (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Molluscan Research. 36: 119-141
Genera Genera included in this family:
CalliostomatinaeWoRMS (2010). Calliostomatinae. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=411630 on 2010-04-22 Akoya Habe, 1961 Alertalex Dell, 1956 Astele Swainson, 1855 Astelena Iredale, 1924 Bathyfautor Marshall, 1995 Calliostoma Swainson, 1840 - type genus Carinator Ikebe, 1942 Coralastele Iredale, 1930 Dactylastele Marshall, 1995 Dymares Schwengel, 1942 Eucasta Dall, 1889 Fluxina Dall, 1881 Laetifautor Iredale, 1929 Maurea Oliver, 1926 Neocalliostoma Castellanos & Fernandez, 1976 Otukaia Ikebe, 1942 Photinastoma Powell, 1951 Photinula Adams, 1854 Sinutor Cotton & Godfrey, 1935 Tropidotrochus Parodiz, 1977 † Venustas Allan, 1926 Venustatrochus Powell, 1951 Ziziphinus Gray, 1842 † Callotrochinae J. Szabó, 2011 † Callotrochus Kutassy, 1938 † Tylotrochus Koken, 1896 Fautricinae B. A. Marshall, 1995 Falsimargarita Powell, 1951 Fautrix Marshall, 1995 Phenacomargarites B. A. Marshall, 2016 Selastele Marshall, 1995 Margarellinae Williams, 2013 Margarella Thiele, 1893 Thysanodontinae B. A. Marshall, 1988 Bruceina Özdikmen, 2013 Carinastele Marshall, 1988 Thysanodonta Marshall, 1988 Xeniostomatinae J. H. McLean, 2012Bouchet, P. (2012). Xeniostomatinae. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=711465 on 2012-12-09 Xeniostoma McLean, 2012
Invalid genus names Ampullotrochus Monterosato, 1890: reduced in rank to Calliostoma (Ampullotrochus) Monterosato, 1890 within Calliostoma Swainson, 1840 Benthastelena Iredale, 1936: synonym of Calliostoma Swainson, 1840 Calliotropis Oliver, 1926: synonym of Calliostoma (Maurea) Oliver, 1926 within Calliostoma Swainson, 1840 Callistele Cotton & Godfrey, 1935: synonym of Astele Swainson, 1855 Callistoma Herrmannsen, 1846: misspelling of Calliostoma Swainson, 1840 Callistomus Herrmannsen, 1846: misspelling of Calliostoma Swainson, 1840 Calotropis Thiele, 1929: misspelling of Calliotropis Oliver, 1926 Conulus Nardo, 1841: synonym of Calliostoma Swainson, 1840 Elmerlinia Clench & Turner, 1960: synonym of Calliostoma Swainson, 1840 Eutrochus A. Adams, 1864: synonym of Astele Swainson, 1855 Fautor Iredale, 1924: reduced in rank to Calliostoma (Fautor) Iredale, 1924 within Calliostoma Swainson, 1840 Herbertina Marshall, 1988: synonym of Bruceina Özdikmen, 2013 Jacinthinus Monterosato, 1889: synonym of Calliostoma Swainson, 1840 Kingotrochus Ihering, 1902: synonym of Photinula H. Adams & A. Adams, 1854 Kombologion Clench & Turner, 1960: synonym of Calliostoma Swainson, 1840 Leiotrochus Conrad, 1862: synonym of Calliostoma Swainson, 1840 Margaritella Thiele, 1891: junior homonym, replaced by Margarella Thiele, 1893 Mauriella Oliver, 1926: synonym of Calliostoma (Maurea) Oliver, 1926 within Calliostoma Swainson, 1840 Mucrinops Finlay, 1926: synonym of Calliostoma (Maurea) Oliver, 1926 within Calliostoma Swainson, 1840 Omphalotukaia Yoshida, 1948: synonym of Calliostoma Swainson, 1840 Photina H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853: junior homonym, replaced by Photinula H. Adams & A. Adams, 1854 Salsipotens Iredale, 1924: synonym of Astele Swainson, 1855 Spicator Cotton & Godfrey, 1935: synonym of Laetifautor Iredale, 1929 Tristichotrochus Ikebe, 1942: synonym of Calliostoma (Benthastelena) Iredale, 1936 within Calliostoma Swainson, 1840 Venustas Finlay, 1927: synonym of Calliostoma (Maurea) Oliver, 1926 within Calliostoma Swainson, 1840 Zizyphinus Gray, 1847: misspelling of Ziziphinus Gray, 1842
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