Nystiellidae

Nystiellidae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
(unranked):	clade Caenogastropoda; clade Hypsogastropoda; informal group Ptenoglossa
Superfamily:	Epitonioidea
Family:	Nystiellidae; Clench & Turner, 1952
Genera
	See text

Nystiellidae is a family of small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks within the superfamily Epitonioidea which includes the wentletraps, the purple snails and their allies.^[1] ^[2]

This family was previously considered as a subfamily of Epitoniidae. It was raised to family status by Nützel in 1998 ^[3]

Genera[]

Genera within the family Nystiellidae include: [1]

Dall, 1892
Iphitus Jeffreys, 1883
Murdochella Jeffreys, 1883
Taviani, 1984
Thiele, 1928
Papuliscala de Boury, 1911

Genera brought into synonymy

Abyssiscala de Boury, 1911: synonym of Eccliseogyra Dall, 1892
Iphitella Thiele, 1925 : synonym of Iphitus Jeffreys, 1883
Pustuliscala de Boury, 1921 : synonym of Papuliscala de Boury, 1911
Sculptifer Beu & Climo, 1974 : synonym of Iphitus Jeffreys, 1883
Solutiscala de Boury, 1909 : synonym of Eccliseogyra Dall, 1892
Stylotrochus Seguenza, 1876: synonym of Iphitus Jeffreys, 1883

References[]

^ Bouchet, P. (2010). Nystiellidae. 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=411726 on 2011-01-23
^ Bouchet, P. & Rocroi, J.-P. (2005). "Classification and Nomenclator of Gastropod Families". Malacologia. 47 (1–2).
^ Nützel A. 1998. Ueber die Stammesgeschichte der Ptenoglossa (Gastropoda). Berliner Geowissenschaftliche Abhandlungen, ser. E (Palaeobiologie), 26: 1-229

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[WoRMS-1] Bouchet, P. (2010). Nystiellidae. 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=411726 on 2011-01-23

[2] Bouchet, P. & Rocroi, J.-P. (2005). "Classification and Nomenclator of Gastropod Families". Malacologia. 47 (1–2).

[3] Nützel A. 1998. Ueber die Stammesgeschichte der Ptenoglossa (Gastropoda). Berliner Geowissenschaftliche Abhandlungen, ser. E (Palaeobiologie), 26: 1-229

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