PYRAMIDELLIDAE Gray, 1840
(pyramidellid sea-snails)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
FamilyPYRAMIDELLIDAE (pyramidellid sea-snails)
SuperfamilyPYRAMIDELLOIDEA (a superfamily of molluscs)
SubclassHETEROBRANCHIA (a subclass of molluscs)
ClassGASTROPODA (slugs and snails)
PhylumMOLLUSCA (slugs, snails, bivalves, octopus, sea slugs)
SuperphylumLOPHOTROCHOZOA (molluscs and relatives)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Fretter, V., Graham, A. & Andrews, E..B. 1986 The prosobranch molluscs of Britain and Denmark: Part 9 - Pyramidellacea. J. Mollus. Stud. Supplement 16: 557-649.
Pefias, A., Templado, J. & Martfnez, J. L., 1996 Contribucion al conocimiento de los Pyramidelloidea (Gastropoda: Heterostropha) del Mediterraneo espanol Iberus Vol 14(1): 1-82.

PYRAMIDELLIDAE (pyramidellid sea-snails) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for PYRAMIDELLIDAE (pyramidellid sea-snails)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 12 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for PYRAMIDELLIDAE (pyramidellid sea-snails)
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