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Asterophilidae (disused)

Gastropoda - Eulimidae

Taxonomy
Asterophilidae was named by Thiele (1925) [m. kosnik taxon no: 5404].

It was assigned to Eulimidae by Ponder and Warén (1988) and Jeffery (2003).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1925Asterophilidae Thiele
1988Asterophilidae Ponder and Warén p. 304
2003Asterophilidae Jeffery

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
superfamilyVanikoroideaGray 1840
familyEulimidaePhilippi 1853
familyAsterophilidaeThiele 1925
familyAsterophilidaeThiele 1925

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Fm. †Asterophilidae Thiele 1925
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 08:26:47
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:26:47
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available