WoRMS taxon details
Cantharidinae J. E. Gray, 1857
382171 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:382171)
accepted
Subfamily
Gibbulinae Stoliczka, 1868 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Pagodatrochidae Bandel, 2010 · unaccepted
- Genus Agagus Jousseaume, 1894
- Genus Calthalotia Iredale, 1929
- Genus Cantharidoscops Galkin, 1955
- Genus Cantharidus Montfort, 1810
- Genus Clelandella Winckworth, 1932
- Genus Gibbula Risso, 1826
- Genus Iwakawatrochus Kuroda & Habe, 1954
- Genus Jujubinus Monterosato, 1884
- Genus Kanekotrochus Habe, 1958
- Genus Komaitrochus Kuroda & Iw. Taki, 1958
- Genus Micrelenchus H. J. Finlay, 1926
- Genus Nanula Thiele, 1924
- Genus Odontotrochus P. Fischer, 1879
- Genus Oxystele R. A. Philippi, 1847
- Genus Pagodatrochus D. G. Herbert, 1989
- Genus Phasianotrochus P. Fischer, 1885
- Genus Phorcus Risso, 1826
- Genus Pictodiloma T. Habe, 1946
- Genus Priotrochus P. Fischer, 1879
- Genus Prothalotia Thiele, 1930
- Genus Pseudotalopia Habe, 1961
- Genus Roseaplagis K. M. Donald & Spencer, 2016
- Genus Steromphala J. E. Gray, 1847
- Genus Thalotia J. E. Gray, 1847
- Genus Tosatrochus MacNeil, 1961
- Genus Cantharidea [sic] accepted as Cantharidus Montfort, 1810 (misspelling)
- Genus Cantharidium Schaufuss, 1869 accepted as Cantharidus Montfort, 1810 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Genus Canthiridus [sic] accepted as Cantharidus Montfort, 1810 (incorrect subsequent spelling)
- Genus Caragolus Monterosato, 1884 accepted as Phorcus Risso, 1826 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Genus Colliculus Monterosato, 1888 accepted as Steromphala J. E. Gray, 1847 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Genus Elenchus Swainson, 1840 accepted as Cantharidus Montfort, 1810 (invalid: junior homonym of Elenchus Curtis, 1831 [Coleoptera], and junior objective synonym of Cantharidus)
- Genus Eleuchus [sic] accepted as Elenchus Swainson, 1840 accepted as Cantharidus Montfort, 1810 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
- Genus Fanulina Coen, 1937 accepted as Gibbula Risso, 1826 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Genus Gibbium J. E. Gray, 1842 accepted as Micrelenchus H. J. Finlay, 1926 (unaccepted > junior homonym, of Gibbium Scopoli, 1777 [Coleoptera].)
- Genus Gibboforskalia Coen, 1937 accepted as Gibbula Risso, 1826 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Genus Gibbulastra Monterosato, 1884 accepted as Steromphala J. E. Gray, 1847 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Genus Korenia Friele, 1877 accepted as Steromphala J. E. Gray, 1847 (unaccepted > junior objective synonym)
- Genus Magoforskalia Coen, 1937 accepted as Gibbula Risso, 1826 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Genus Mawhero B. A. Marshall, 1998 accepted as Micrelenchus (Mawhero) B. A. Marshall, 1998 represented as Micrelenchus H. J. Finlay, 1926 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
- Genus Mirulinus Monterosato, 1917 accepted as Jujubinus (Mirulinus) Monterosato, 1917 accepted as Jujubinus Monterosato, 1884 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Genus Neptheusa Leach, 1852 accepted as Phorcus Risso, 1826 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Genus Osilinus R. A. Philippi, 1847 accepted as Phorcus Risso, 1826 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Genus Plumbelenchus H. J. Finlay, 1926 accepted as Cantharidus Montfort, 1810 (junior subjective synonym)
- Genus Scrobiculinus Monterosato, 1889 accepted as Steromphala J. E. Gray, 1847 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Genus Strigosella Sacco, 1896 accepted as Scrobiculinus Monterosato, 1889 accepted as Steromphala J. E. Gray, 1847 (unaccepted > junior objective synonym)
- Genus Trochinella Iredale, 1937 accepted as Calliotrochus P. Fischer, 1879 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Genus Trochocochlea Mörch, 1852 accepted as Osilinus R. A. Philippi, 1847 accepted as Phorcus Risso, 1826 (unaccepted > junior objective synonym)
marine, brackish, terrestrial
Gray, J. E. (1857). <i>Guide to the systematic distribution of Mollusca in the British Museum</i>. Part I. [Gastropoda]. British Museum, London, xii + 230 pp. [9 May; Preface dated 10 Dec. 1856]. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/117528
page(s): 157 [details]
page(s): 157 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Cantharidinae J. E. Gray, 1857. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=382171 on 2026-03-02
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original description
Gray, J. E. (1857). <i>Guide to the systematic distribution of Mollusca in the British Museum</i>. Part I. [Gastropoda]. British Museum, London, xii + 230 pp. [9 May; Preface dated 10 Dec. 1856]. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/117528
page(s): 157 [details]
original description (of Gibbulinae Stoliczka, 1868) Stoliczka, F. (1867-1868). Cretaceous fauna of southern India. Palaeontologia Indica, being figures and descriptions of the organic remains procured during the progress of the Geological Survey of India. Volume 2, The Gastropoda. Parts 1-4, pp. 1-204, pls 1-16 [1 April 1867]; Part 5, pp. 205-244, pls 17-18 [1 April 1868]; Part 6, pp. 245-284, pls 19-20 [1 July 1868]; Parts 7-10, pp. 285-498, pls 21-28 [1 October 1868]. <em>Memoirs of the Geological Survey of India.</em> 5: 1-498, pls 1-28., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27448329
page(s): 3: 146 [details]
original description (of Pagodatrochidae Bandel, 2010) Bandel, K. (2010). Relationships of the Triassic Eucycloidea Koken, 1897 (Mollusca, Gastropoda) to modern genera such as <i>Pagodatrochus</i>, <i>Calliotropis</i> and <i>Euchelus</i>, based on morphology of the early shell. <em>Bulletin of Geosciences.</em> 85(3): 435-486., available online at http://www.geology.cz/bulletin/fulltext/1208_bandel.pdf
page(s): 461 [details] Available for editors
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basis of record Williams, S. T.; Donald, K. M.; Spencer, H. G.; Nakano, T. (2010). Molecular systematics of the marine gastropod families Trochidae and Calliostomatidae (Mollusca: Superfamily Trochoidea). <em>Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution.</em> 54: 783-809., available online at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2009.11.008 [details]
page(s): 157 [details]
original description (of Gibbulinae Stoliczka, 1868) Stoliczka, F. (1867-1868). Cretaceous fauna of southern India. Palaeontologia Indica, being figures and descriptions of the organic remains procured during the progress of the Geological Survey of India. Volume 2, The Gastropoda. Parts 1-4, pp. 1-204, pls 1-16 [1 April 1867]; Part 5, pp. 205-244, pls 17-18 [1 April 1868]; Part 6, pp. 245-284, pls 19-20 [1 July 1868]; Parts 7-10, pp. 285-498, pls 21-28 [1 October 1868]. <em>Memoirs of the Geological Survey of India.</em> 5: 1-498, pls 1-28., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27448329
page(s): 3: 146 [details]
original description (of Pagodatrochidae Bandel, 2010) Bandel, K. (2010). Relationships of the Triassic Eucycloidea Koken, 1897 (Mollusca, Gastropoda) to modern genera such as <i>Pagodatrochus</i>, <i>Calliotropis</i> and <i>Euchelus</i>, based on morphology of the early shell. <em>Bulletin of Geosciences.</em> 85(3): 435-486., available online at http://www.geology.cz/bulletin/fulltext/1208_bandel.pdf
page(s): 461 [details] Available for editors
[request]basis of record Williams, S. T.; Donald, K. M.; Spencer, H. G.; Nakano, T. (2010). Molecular systematics of the marine gastropod families Trochidae and Calliostomatidae (Mollusca: Superfamily Trochoidea). <em>Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution.</em> 54: 783-809., available online at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2009.11.008 [details]
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Classification Cantharidinae Gray, 1857 was ranked as tribe of the Trochinae in Bouchet & Warén, 2005, elevated to subfamily following Williams et al. (2007)). [details]
