Siliquariidae is a family of sea snails with unusual, very loosely coiled shells. These are marine gastropod molluscs in the superfamily Cerithioidea.
Taxonomy The following two subfamilies have been recognized in the taxonomy of Bouchet & Rocroi (2005): Siliquariinae Anton, 1838 - synonym: Tenagodidae Gill, 1871 Stephopomatinae Bandel & Kowalke, 1997
Genera Genera within the family Siliquariidae include:Powell A W B, New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979
Siliquariinae Siliquaria Bruguière, 1789 Tenagodus Guettard, 1770
Stephopomatinae Hummelinckiella Faber & Moolenbeek, 1999Bouchet, P. (2012). Stephopomatinae. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=411658 on 2012-09-11 Stephopoma Mörch, 1860
subfamily ? Caporbis Bartsch, 1915 Petalopoma Schiaparelli, 2002
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