Colubrariidae

Colubrariidae are a taxonomic family of medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Buccinoidea.^{[2] [1]} This family has no subfamilies.

Colubrariidae
Five views of a shell of Colubraria tortuosa (Reeve, 1844)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Buccinoidea
Family:	Colubrariidae Dall, 1904
Synonyms[1]
Fusidae Iredale, 1915

Genera

• Axifex S.-I Huang & M.-H. Lin, 2019
• Bartschia Rehder, 1943
• Colubraria Schumacher, 1817
• Cumia Bivona-Bernardi, 1838
• Cyclimetula S.-I Huang & M.-H. Lin, 2019
• Iredalula Finlay, 1926
• Kanamarua Kuroda, 1951
• Metula H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853
• Minibraria Sarasúa, 1984

Genera brought into synonymy

• Acamptochetus Cossmann, 1901: synonym of Metula H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853
• Agassitula Olsson & Bayer, 1972: synonym of Metula H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853
• Antemetula Rehder, 1943: synonym of Metula H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853
• Antimitra Iredale, 1917: synonym of Metula H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853
• Colubrarina Kuroda & Habe, 1971: synonym of Metula H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853
• Epidromus Mörch, 1852: synonym of Colubraria Schumacher, 1817 (not available from Agassiz, 1846)
• Floritula Olsson & Bayer, 1972: synonym of Metula H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853
• Fusus Helbling, 1779: synonym of Cumia Bivona, 1838 (Invalid: Placed by the ICZN on the Official Index by Opinion 1765, See Nomenclature note below.)
• Minitula Olsson & Bayer, 1972: synonym of Metula H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853
• Obex Iredale, 1925: synonym of Colubraria Schumacher, 1817
• Ratifusus Iredale, 1929: synonym of Cumia Bivona, 1838
• Roquesia Petuch, 2013: synonym of Colubraria Schumacher, 1817

References

1. Bouchet, P. (2010). Colubrariidae. 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=411754 on 2010-11-26
2. Bouchet, P.; Rocroi, J.-P. (2005). "Classification and Nomenclator of Gastropod Families". Malacologia. 47 (1–2).

• Bouchet P., Rocroi J.P., Hausdorf B., Kaim A., Kano Y., Nützel A., Parkhaev P., Schrödl M. & Strong E.E. (2017). Revised classification, nomenclator and typification of gastropod and monoplacophoran families. Malacologia. 61(1-2): 1–526.