Abyssochrysidae

Abyssochrysidae is a family of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the clade Caenogastropoda (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005).

Abyssochrysidae Temporal range: Jurassic–Recent[1] PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Anatomy of the soft parts of Abyssochrysos melanioides removed from the shell
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Superfamily:	Abyssochrysoidea
Family:	Abyssochrysidae Tomlin, 1927[2]
Type genus
Abyssochrysos Tomlin, 1927

Taxonomy

The family Abyssochrysidae was previously placed in the "Zygopleuroid group" (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005). This family has no subfamilies (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005).

In 2008, the sister group Provannidae was moved into the superfamily Abyssochrysoidea Tomlin, 1927 by Kain et al.^[1] and the family Abyssochrysidae was also moved into the superfamily Abyssochrysoidea.^[3]

Genera

Genera within this family include:

• Acanthostrophia
  • Acanthostrophia acanthica - a fossil from the Jurassic of Italy, and the oldest known species in the family Abyssochrysidae.^[1]
• Abyssochrysos Tomlin, 1927 - the type genus of the family
• Humptulipsia Kiel, 2008^[4]
  • Humptulipsia raui (Goedert & Kaler, 1996) - synonym: Abyssochrysos raui Goedert & Kaler, 1996 - a fossil species from the Eocene^[4]