Marine Species Traits - Capulidae J. Fleming, 1822

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Capulidae J. Fleming, 1822

AphiaID

139 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:139)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Family

Parent

Capuloidea J. Fleming, 1822

Original name

Capulidae J. Fleming, 1822

Direct children (35)

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Subfamily Capulinae J. Fleming, 1822
1. Genus Ariadnaria T. Habe, 1961
2. Genus Armenostoma Hacobjan, 1976 †
3. Genus Blackdownia Kollmann, 1976 †
4. Genus Capulus Montfort, 1810
5. Genus Cerithioderma Conrad, 1860
6. Genus Ciliatotropis A. N. Golikov, 1986
7. Genus Cryocapulus Schiaparelli, Bouchet, Fassio & Oliverio, 2020
8. Genus Discotrichoconcha A. W. B. Powell, 1951
9. Genus Hyalorisia Dall, 1889
10. Genus Icuncula Iredale, 1924
11. Genus Latticosta S.-I Huang & M.-H. Lin, 2021
12. Genus Lippistes Montfort, 1810
13. Genus Neoiphinoe T. Habe, 1978
14. Genus Profusinus Bandel, 2000 †
15. Genus Separatista J. E. Gray, 1847
16. Genus Sirius Hedley, 1900
17. Genus Tintorium Sohl, 1961 †
18. Genus Torellia Jeffreys, 1867
19. Genus Trichamathina Habe, 1962
20. Genus Trichosirius H. J. Finlay, 1926
21. Genus Trichotropis Broderip & G. B. Sowerby I, 1829
22. Genus Turbinopsis Conrad, 1860 †
23. Genus Turritropis Habe, 1961
24. Genus Vermeijia Amano, 2019 †
25. Genus Verticosta S.-I Huang & M.-H. Lin, 2020
26. Genus Zelippistes H. J. Finlay, 1926
27. Genus Mesostoma Deshayes, 1861 † accepted as Cerithioderma Conrad, 1860 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym, invalid: junior homonym of Mesostoma Ehrenberg, 1836)
28. Genus Pileopsis Lamarck, 1822 accepted as Capulus Montfort, 1810 (unaccepted > junior objective synonym)
Subfamily Lysinae Saul & Squires, 2008 †
1. Genus Garzasia Saul & Squires, 2008 †
2. Genus Lysis Gabb, 1864 †
3. Genus Spirogalerus H. J. Finlay & Marwick, 1937 †
4. Genus Tropidothais L. R. Cox, 1925 † accepted as Lysis Gabb, 1864 † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Genus Xuwenospira H.-J. Wang, 1982 †

Environment

marine, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Fossil range

recent + fossil

Original description

Fleming, J. (1822). The philosophy of zoology: or a general view of the structure, functions and classification of animals. Edinburgh Vol. 2: 1-618., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28230157, https://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/getref.asp?id=5063
page(s): 494; note: as Capulusidae [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Capulidae J. Fleming, 1822. Accessed through: Marine Species Traits editorial board (2026) Marine Species Traits at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=139 on 2026-06-25

Thematic species database citation

Marine Species Traits editorial board (2026). Marine Species Traits. Capulidae J. Fleming, 1822. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=139 on 2026-06-25

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

created

db_admin

2009-03-27 17:40:10Z

changed

Gofas, Serge

2025-09-11 08:31:52Z

changed

Bouchet, Philippe

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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. Edinburgh Vol. 2: 1-618., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28230157, https://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/getref.asp?id=5063
page(s): 494; note: as Capulusidae [details]

additional source Bouchet, P. & Rocroi, J.-P. (2005). Classification and nomenclator of gastropod families. Malacologia. 47 (1-2): 1-397. [20 July]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25127200 [details] Available for editors

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Introduced: alien

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To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Capulidae)
To Genbank
To image gallery of Natural History Museum Rotterdam
To The Arctic Traits Database (1 trait)
To ITIS