Sarganidae
| Sarganidae | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | †Pholidotomoidea |
| Family: | †Sarganidae Stephenson, 1923 |
Sarganidae is an extinct family of Cretaceous-aged predatory sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Neogastropoda.[1][2][3]
Subfamilies
The family Sarganidae contains 6 genera in 4 subfamilies:[2]
Hippocampoidinae Bandel & Dockery, 2012 †
Hippocampoides Wade, 1916 †
Pseudecphorinae Bandel & Dockery, 2001 †
Pseudecphora Bandel & Dockery, 2001 †
Sarganinae Stephenson, 1923 †
Praesargana Saul & Popenoe, 1993 †
Sargana Stephenson, 1923 †
Schizobasinae Bandel & Dockery, 2001 †
Schizobasis Wade, 1916 †
References
- ↑ Bouchet, P. & Rocroi, J.-P. (2005). "Classification and Nomenclator of Gastropod Families". Malacologia. 47 (1–2).
- 1 2 Decock, Wim; Bouchet, Philippe; Nielsen, Sven (October 6, 2024). "Sarganidae Stephenson, 1923 †". MolluscaBase. Retrieved May 26, 2026.
- ↑ Stephenson, Lloyd William; Rathbun, Mary J. (1923). The Cretaceous formations of North Carolina: Pt. I. Invertebrate fossils of the upper Cretaceous formations. Vol. 5. Raleigh, North Carolina: Edwards & Broughton Printing Company. pp. 377–378. LCCN 24000132. OCLC 1042915972 – via Internet Archive.