Granulinidae

Granulinidae
Shell of Granulina isseli (syntype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Volutoidea
Family: Granulinidae
G. A. Coovert & H. K. Coovert, 1995
Genera

See text

Synonyms

Granulininae G. A. Coovert & H. K. Coovert, 1995 (original rank)

Granulinidae are a family of small to medium-large sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the clade Neogastropoda.

Genera

In 2019 the subfamily Granulininae has been raised to rank of family Granulinidae G. A. Coovert & H. K. Coovert, 1995 (original rank).

This subfamily was originally placed in family Cystiscidae by Coovert & Coovert (1995) but placed back in Marginellidae, following La Perna (1999) and based on the morphology of living animals.

Gnera brought into synonymy
  • Cypraeolina Cerulli-Irelli, 1911: synonym of Granulina Jousseaume, 1888
  • Merovia Dall, 1921: synonym of Granulina Jousseaume, 1888
  • Microginella Laseron, 1957: synonym of Granulina Jousseaume, 1888