Procerithiidae

Procerithiidae is a taxonomic family of sea snails in the subclass Caenogastropoda.^[3] As currently defined, it is extinct,^[1][3] although it has been suggested to include the extant genus Argyropeza.^[4]

Procerithiidae Temporal range: Kungurian–Jurassic, 279.3–145.0 Ma[1] PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Rhabdocolpus muricatum (Sowerby, 1825)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Superfamily:	Cerithioidea
Family:	†Procerithiidae Cossmann, 1906[2]

Taxonomy

No subfamilies are recognized in the MolluscaBase.^[3]

2005 taxonomy

The following three subfamilies were recognized in the taxonomy of Bouchet & Rocroi (2005):^[5]

• †Procerithiinae Cossmann, 1906^[2]
• †Paracerithiinae Cossmann, 1906^[2]
• Cryptaulacinae Gründel, 1976^[6] – includes Argyropeza

2006 taxonomy

Bandel (2006)^[4] described a new subfamily, Argyropezinae.

• Argyropezinae Bandel, 2006^[4]
• †Procerithiinae Cossmann, 1906^[4] – includes Cryptaulax^[4]
• †Paracerithiinae Cossmann, 1906^[4]

Bandel (2006)^[4] expressed doubts about the validity of Cryptaulacinae, because Cryptaulax and Procerithium may be based on the same species.^[4]

Genera

Genera within the family are:^[3]

• †Ageria Abbass, 1973
• †Brachycerithium Bonarelli, 1921
• †Campanilopsis P.-H. Fischer, 1956
• †Cerithinella Gemmellaro, 1878
• †Cirsocerithium Cossmann, 1906
• †Infacerithium Gründel, 1974
• †Longaevicerithium Guzhov, 2003
• †Martignyella J.-C. Fischer, 1969
• †Paracerithium Cossmann, 1902 – type genus of the subfamily Paracerithiinae, when considered valid
• †Procerithium Cossmann, 1902
• †Rhabdocolpus Cossmann, 1906
• †Rostrocerithium Cossmann, 1906
• †Sinuozyga Batten, 1985
• †Tyrnoviella Guzhov, 2004