Beu (1998, 2008) favours usage of Tonnoidea and Tonnidae rather than Cassoidea and Cassidae preferred by Riedel (1995). This is in agreement with the action of Thiele (1925) who placed Tonnidae and Cassidae under "stirps Tonnacea", therefore acting as first reviser under ICZN art. 24
Families
Families within the superfamily Tonnoidea include:[1]
Aquillidae Pilsbry, 1904: synonym of
Cymatiinae Iredale, 1913 (1854)
Distorsioninae Beu, 1981: synonym of
Personidae Gray, 1854
Doliidae Latreille, 1825: synonym of
Tonnidae Suter, 1913 (1825)
Galeodoliidae Sacco, 1891: synonym of
Tonnidae Suter, 1913 (1825)
Lampusiidae Newton, 1891: synonym of
Cymatiinae Iredale, 1913 (1854)
Lotoriidae Harris, 1897: synonym of
Cymatiinae Iredale, 1913 (1854)
Macgillivrayiidae H. Adams & A. Adams, 1854: synonym of
Tonnidae Suter, 1913 (1825)
Nyctilochidae Dall, 1912: synonym of
Cymatiinae Iredale, 1913 (1854)
Oocorythidae P. Fischer, 1885: synonym of
Cassidae Latreille, 1825
Personinae Gray, 1854: synonym of
Personidae Gray, 1854 (original rank)
Septidae Dall & Simpson, 1901: synonym of
Cymatiinae Iredale, 1913 (1854)
Simpulidae Dautzenberg, 1900: synonym of
Cymatiinae Iredale, 1913 (1854)
Tritoniidae H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853: synonym of
Ranellidae Gray, 1854 (Invalid: type genus a junior homonym of Tritonium O.F. Müller, 1776. Also homonym of Tritoniidae Lamarck, 1809 based on Tritonia Cuvier, 1797)
^Bouchet, P. & Rocroi, J.-P. (2005). "Classification and Nomenclator of Gastropod Families". Malacologia. 47 (1–2).
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