Strepsiduridae

Strepsiduridae is a taxonomic family of predatory sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs possibly in the superfamily Muricoidea, but its position is doubtful.

According to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi (2005) the family Strepsiduridae has no subfamilies.

Genera

Genera within the family Strepsiduridae include:

• Strepsidura <small>Swainson, 1840</small>
• The type species of the genus Strepsidura is fossil.
• † Strepsidura ficus (Gabb)
• † Strepsidura harrisi <small>Givens & Garvie, 1994</small>
• †Strepsidura turgida <small>(Solander, 1766)</small>
• Melapium <small>H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853</small>
• Melapium elatum <small>(Schubert & Wagner, 1829)</small>
• Melapium lineatum <small>(Lamarck, 1822)</small>

References

External links

• Photos of shells of Melapium elatum and Melapium lineatum