Mathildidae

Mathildidae
Shell of † Tuba sulcata 001.jpg (specimen at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Infraclass: "Lower Heterobranchia"
Superfamily: Mathildoidea
Family: Mathildidae
Dall, 1889
Synonyms
  • Tubidae Finlay & Marwick, 1937
  • Turritellopsinae Marwick, 1957

Mathildidae is a family of small sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the superfamily Mathildoidea of the informal group of the Lower Heterobranchia.

General characteristics

(Original description) These shells recall Bittium and Turritella. They feature a blunt apex upon which a small, heterostrophic, Adeorbis-shaped protoconch is set on its edge, often tilting to one side of the axis. The operculum is reported to be multispiral and externally concave, while the soft parts of the animal are externally quite similar to those of Turritella.The dentition of the group, however, remains unknown..

Distribution

This group is abundantly represented in the Eocene Tertiary of the Paris Basin. A few recent species are widely distributed, including two or three that inhabit the Mediterranean.

Genera

Genera within the family Mathildidae include:

Genera brought into synonymy

References

  1. 1 2 Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2012). Mathildidae. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=23070 on 2012-06-29
  2. 1 2 Dall, W.H. (1889). "Reports on the results of dredging, under the supervision of Alexander Agassiz, in the Gulf of Mexico (1877-78) and in the Caribbean Sea (1879-80), by the U.S. Coast Survey Steamer "Blake", Lieut.-Commander C.D. Sigsbee, U.S.N., and Commander J.R. Bartlett, U.S.N., commanding. XXIX. Report on the Mollusca. Part 2, Gastropoda and Scaphopoda". Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoölogy at Harvard College. 18: 266. Retrieved 9 June 2026.