Procerithiidae

Procerithiidae is a taxonomic family of sea snails in the subclass Caenogastropoda.^[3] As currently defined, it is extinct,^[1][3] although it has been suggested to include the extant genus Argyropeza.^[4]

Procerithiidae Temporal range: Kungurian–Jurassic, 279.3–145.0 Ma[1] PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Rhabdocolpus muricatum (Sowerby, 1825)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Superfamily:	Cerithioidea
Family:	†Procerithiidae Cossmann, 1906[2]

Taxonomy

No subfamilies are recognized in the MolluscaBase.^[3]

2005 taxonomy

The following three subfamilies were recognized in the taxonomy of Bouchet & Rocroi (2005):^[5]

• †Procerithiinae Cossmann, 1906^[2]
• †Paracerithiinae Cossmann, 1906^[2]
• Cryptaulacinae Gründel, 1976^[6] – includes Argyropeza

2006 taxonomy

Bandel (2006)^[4] described a new subfamily, Argyropezinae.

• Argyropezinae Bandel, 2006^[4]
• †Procerithiinae Cossmann, 1906^[4] – includes Cryptaulax^[4]
• †Paracerithiinae Cossmann, 1906^[4]

Bandel (2006)^[4] expressed doubts about the validity of Cryptaulacinae, because Cryptaulax and Procerithium may be based on the same species.^[4]

Genera

Genera within the family are:^[3]

• †Ageria Abbass, 1973
• †Brachycerithium Bonarelli, 1921
• †Campanilopsis P.-H. Fischer, 1956
• †Cerithinella Gemmellaro, 1878
• †Cirsocerithium Cossmann, 1906
• †Infacerithium Gründel, 1974
• †Longaevicerithium Guzhov, 2003
• †Martignyella J.-C. Fischer, 1969
• †Paracerithium Cossmann, 1902 – type genus of the subfamily Paracerithiinae, when considered valid
• †Procerithium Cossmann, 1902
• †Rhabdocolpus Cossmann, 1906
• †Rostrocerithium Cossmann, 1906
• †Sinuozyga Batten, 1985
• †Tyrnoviella Guzhov, 2004

References

1. "†family Procerithiidae Cossmann 1905". Paleobiology Database. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
2. Cossmann (1906). Essais de paléoconchologie comparée 7.
3. Bieler R, Bouchet P, Gofas S, Marshall B, Rosenberg G, La Perna R, Neubauer TA, Sartori AF, Schneider S, Vos C, ter Poorten JJ, Taylor J, Dijkstra H, Finn J, Bank R, Neubert E, Moretzsohn F, Faber M, Houart R, Picton B, Garcia-Alvarez O, eds. (2024). "Argyropeza Melvill & Standen, 1901". MolluscaBase. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
4. Bandel K. (2006). "Families of the Cerithioidea and related superfamilies (Palaeo-Caenogastropoda; Mollusca) from the Triassic to the Recent characterized by protoconch morphology – including the description of new taxa" (PDF). Freiberger Forschungshefte. C. 511: 59–138.
5. Bouchet, P. & Rocroi, J.-P. (2005). "Classification and Nomenclator of Gastropod Families". Malacologia. 47 (1–2): 85–397.
6. Gründel (1976). Malakologische Abhandlungen 5(3): 44.