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Capulidae J. Fleming, 1822
Cerithiodermatidae Hacobjan, 1976 · unaccepted
Lippistidae Iredale, 1924 · unaccepted
Pileopsidae Chenu, 1859 · unaccepted
Siriidae Iredale, 1931 · unaccepted
Trachysmatidae Thiele, 1925 · unaccepted
Trichotropidae J. E. Gray, 1850 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
- Genus Ariadnaria T. Habe, 1961
- Genus Armenostoma Hacobjan, 1976 †
- Genus Blackdownia Kollmann, 1976 †
- Genus Capulus Montfort, 1810
- Genus Cerithioderma Conrad, 1860
- Genus Ciliatotropis A. N. Golikov, 1986
- Genus Cryocapulus Schiaparelli, Bouchet, Fassio & Oliverio, 2020
- Genus Discotrichoconcha A. W. B. Powell, 1951
- Genus Hyalorisia Dall, 1889
- Genus Icuncula Iredale, 1924
- Genus Latticosta S.-I Huang & M.-H. Lin, 2021
- Genus Lippistes Montfort, 1810
- Subfamily Lysinae Saul & Squires, 2008 †
- Genus Lysis Gabb, 1864 †
- Genus Neoiphinoe T. Habe, 1978
- Genus Profusinus Bandel, 2000 †
- Genus Separatista Gray, 1847
- Genus Sirius Hedley, 1900
- Genus Tintorium Sohl, 1961 †
- Genus Torellia Jeffreys, 1867
- Genus Trichamathina Habe, 1962
- Genus Trichosirius H. J. Finlay, 1926
- Genus Trichotropis Broderip & G. B. Sowerby I, 1829
- Genus Turbinopsis Conrad, 1860 †
- Genus Turritropis Habe, 1961
- Genus Vermeijia Amano, 2019 †
- Genus Verticosta S.-I Huang & M.-H. Lin, 2020
- Genus Zelippistes H. J. Finlay, 1926
- Genus Actita Fischer von Waldheim, 1823 accepted as Capulus Montfort, 1810 (Unnecessary substitute name for Capulus and Pileopsis)
- Genus Antitrichotropis A. W. B. Powell, 1951 accepted as Torellia Jeffreys, 1867
- Genus Ariadna P. Fischer, 1864 accepted as Ariadnaria T. Habe, 1961 (invalid: junior homonym of Ariadna Audouin, 1826 [Arachnida]; Ariadnaria is a replacement name)
- Genus Brocchia Bronn, 1828 accepted as Capulus Montfort, 1810
- Genus Capulonix Iredale, 1929 accepted as Capulus Montfort, 1810
- Genus Dolichosirius Iredale, 1931 accepted as Sirius Hedley, 1900 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Genus Eosirius P. A. Maxwell, 1966 † accepted as Trichosirius (Eosirius) P. A. Maxwell, 1966 † represented as Trichosirius H. J. Finlay, 1926
- Genus Iphinoe H. Adams & A. Adams, 1856 accepted as Neoiphinoe T. Habe, 1978 (non Rafinesque, 1815)
- Genus Mesostoma Deshayes, 1861 † accepted as Cerithioderma Conrad, 1860 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym, invalid: junior homonym of Mesostoma Ehrenberg, 1836)
- Genus Neoconcha E. A. Smith, 1907 accepted as Torellia (Neoconcha) E. A. Smith, 1907 represented as Torellia Jeffreys, 1867
- Genus Opposirius Iredale, 1931 accepted as Sirius Hedley, 1900
- Genus Pilaeopsis [sic] accepted as Capulus Montfort, 1810 (misspelling of Pileopsis by Hutton, 1873)
- Genus Pileopsis Lamarck, 1822 accepted as Capulus Montfort, 1810 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Genus Trachysma G. O. Sars, 1878 accepted as Torellia Jeffreys, 1867
- Genus Trichoconcha E. A. Smith, 1907 accepted as Torellia Jeffreys, 1867
marine, brackish, terrestrial
Fleming, J. (1822). The philosophy of zoology: or a general view of the structure, functions and classification of animals. <em>Edinburgh Vol.</em> 2: 1-618., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28230157
page(s): 494; note: as Capulusidae [details]
page(s): 494; note: as Capulusidae [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Capulidae J. Fleming, 1822. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=139 on 2025-09-11
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original description
Fleming, J. (1822). The philosophy of zoology: or a general view of the structure, functions and classification of animals. <em>Edinburgh Vol.</em> 2: 1-618., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28230157
page(s): 494; note: as Capulusidae [details]
original description (of Trichotropidae J. E. Gray, 1850) Gray, J. E. (1850). [text]. In: Gray, M. E., <i>Figures of molluscous animals, selected from various authors</i>. Longman, Brown, Green and Longmans, London. Vol. 4, iv + 219 pp. (August) [Frontispiece (portrait of Mrs. Gray); pp. ii–iv (preface); 1–62 (explanation of plates 1–312 in Volumes 1–3); pp. 63–124 (systematic arrangement of figures); 127–219 (reprint of Gray 1847). , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11632090 [details]
original description (of Siriidae Iredale, 1931) Iredale, T. (1931). Australian molluscan notes. No I. <em>Records of the Australian Museum.</em> 18(4): 201-235, pls. 22-25. [21 June 1931]., available online at https://web.archive.org/web/20220630140205/https://media.australian.museum/media/Uploads/Journals/17196/725_complete.pdf
page(s): 211 [details]
original description (of Cerithiodermatidae Hacobjan, 1976) Hacobjan [Akopyan], V. T. (1976). Pozdnemelovyye gastropody Armyanskoy SSR [Late Cretaceous gastropods of the Armenian SSR]. Akademiya Nauk Armyanskoy SSR, Yerevan, 443 pp. + 83 pls.
page(s): 231; note: as Cerithiodermidae [details] Available for editors
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context source (PeRMS) Ramírez, R.; Paredes, C.; Arenas, J. (2003). Moluscos del Perú. <em>Revista de Biologia Tropical.</em> 51(supplement 3): 225-284. [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Bouchet, P. & Rocroi, J.-P. (2005). Classification and nomenclator of gastropod families. <em>Malacologia.</em> 47 (1-2): 1-397. [20 July]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25127200 [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 494; note: as Capulusidae [details]
original description (of Trichotropidae J. E. Gray, 1850) Gray, J. E. (1850). [text]. In: Gray, M. E., <i>Figures of molluscous animals, selected from various authors</i>. Longman, Brown, Green and Longmans, London. Vol. 4, iv + 219 pp. (August) [Frontispiece (portrait of Mrs. Gray); pp. ii–iv (preface); 1–62 (explanation of plates 1–312 in Volumes 1–3); pp. 63–124 (systematic arrangement of figures); 127–219 (reprint of Gray 1847). , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11632090 [details]
original description (of Siriidae Iredale, 1931) Iredale, T. (1931). Australian molluscan notes. No I. <em>Records of the Australian Museum.</em> 18(4): 201-235, pls. 22-25. [21 June 1931]., available online at https://web.archive.org/web/20220630140205/https://media.australian.museum/media/Uploads/Journals/17196/725_complete.pdf
page(s): 211 [details]
original description (of Cerithiodermatidae Hacobjan, 1976) Hacobjan [Akopyan], V. T. (1976). Pozdnemelovyye gastropody Armyanskoy SSR [Late Cretaceous gastropods of the Armenian SSR]. Akademiya Nauk Armyanskoy SSR, Yerevan, 443 pp. + 83 pls.
page(s): 231; note: as Cerithiodermidae [details] Available for editors
[request]context source (PeRMS) Ramírez, R.; Paredes, C.; Arenas, J. (2003). Moluscos del Perú. <em>Revista de Biologia Tropical.</em> 51(supplement 3): 225-284. [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Bouchet, P. & Rocroi, J.-P. (2005). Classification and nomenclator of gastropod families. <em>Malacologia.</em> 47 (1-2): 1-397. [20 July]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25127200 [details] Available for editors
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