Compiled by Jonathan A. Todd, The Natural History Museum, London

Listing of families of molluscs currently represented in the PPP database (largely Neogene of Caribbean Panama). Classification derived from Haszprunar, 1988; Ponder & Warén, 1988; Vaught, 1989; Bieler, 1992; Tracey et. al., 1993 (gastropods); Vaught, 1989 (scaphopods) and Cardter, 1990; Skelton & Benton, 1993 (bivalves) and subsequent revisions. Chitons and nautilids are represented by very few specimens and taxa, and are not included here.

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GASTROPODA (83 families plus incertae sedis)

DOCOGLOSSA

Nacelloidea

Acmaeidae Carpenter, 1857

VETIGASTROPODA

Pleurotomarioidea

Pleurotomariidae Swainson, 1840

Fissurelloidea

Fissurellidae Fleming, 1822

Trochoidea

Trochidae Rafinesque, 1815

Skeneidae Clark, 1851 (sensu Warén, 1992)

Turbinidae Rafinesque, 1815

Seguenziodea

Seguenziidae Verrill, 1884

NERITOPSINA

Neritoidea

Neritidae Rafinesque, 1815

COCCULINIDA

Cocculinoidea

Cocculinidae Dall, 1882

CAENOGASTROPODA

Cerithioidea

Cerithiidae Férussac, 1819

Litiopidae Gray, 1847

Modulidae Fischer, 1885

'Obtortionidae Thiele, 1925'

Potamididae H. & A. Adams, 1854

Siliquariidae Anton, 1838

Turritellidae Lovén, 1847

Littorinoidea

Littorinidae Gray, 1840

Truncatelloidea (=Rissooidea)

Rissoidae Gray, 1847

Adeorbidae Monterosata, 1884

Assimineidae H. & A. Adams, 1856

Barleeidae Gray, 1857

Caecidae Gray, 1850

Pickworthiidae Iredale, 1931

Vitrinellidae Bush, 1897

Vermetoidea

Vermetidae Rafinesque, 1815

Stromboidea

Strombidae Rafinesque, 1815

Vanikoroidea

Vanikoridae Gray, 1840

Calyptraeoidea

Calyptraeidae Lamarck, 1809

Hipponicidae Troschel, 1861

Capuloidea

Capulidae Fleming, 1822

Xenophoroidea

Xenophoridae Troschel, 1852

Cypraeoidea

Cypraeidae Rafinesque, 1815

Ovulidae Fleming, 1822

Lamellarioidea

Lamellariidae d'Orbigney, 1841

Triviidae Troschel, 1863

Carinarioidea

Atlantidae Rang, 1829

Naticoidea

Naticidae Forbes, 1838

Cassoidea

Bursidae Thiele, 1925

Cassidae Latreille, 1825

Personidae Gray, 1854

Ranellidae Gray, 1854

Tonnidae Suter, 1913

Ficoidea

Ficidae Meek, 1864

Cerithiopsoidea

Cerithiopsidae H. & A. Adams, 1863

Triforidae Jousseaume, 1884

Triphoroidea

Triphoridae Gray, 1847

Janthimoidea

Epitoniidae Berry, 1910

Eulimoidea

Eulimidae Troschel, 1853

Muricoidea

Muricidae da Costa, 1776

Buccinidae Rafinesque, 1815

Columbellidae Swainson, 1840

Coralliophilidae Chenu, 1859

Costellariidae MacDonald, 1860

Fasciolariidae Gray, 1853

Harpidae Bronn, 1849

Marginellidae Fleming, 1828

Melongenidae Gill, 1867

Mitridae Swainson, 1831

Nassariidae Iredale, 1916

Olividae Latreille, 1825

Vasidae H. & A. Adams, 1853

Volutidae Rainesque, 1815

Volutomitridae Gray, 1854

Cancellarioidea

Cancellariidae Gray, 1853

Conoidea

Conidae Fleming, 1822

Terebridae Mörch, 1852

Turridae Swainson, 1840

HETEROSTROPHA

Pyramidelloidea

Pyramidellidae Gray, 1840

Amathinidae Ponder, 1988

Omalogyroidea

Omalogyridae Sars, 1878

Architectonicoidea

Architectonicidae Gray, 1850

Mathildidae Dall, 1889

Incertae sedis

OPISTHOBRANCHIA

CEPHALASPIDEA

Acteonoidea

Acteonidae d'Orbigny, 1842

Ringiculoidea

Ringiculidae Philippi, 1853

TECTIBRANCHIA

Bulloidea

Bullidae Rafinesque, 1815

Cylichnidae A. Adams, 1850

Haminoeidae Pilsbry, 1895

Retusidae Thiele, 1926

NOTASPIDEA

Tylodinoidea

Umbraculidae Dall, 1889

THECOSOMATA

Limacinoidea

Limacinidae Blainville, 1823

Curvierinidae Gray, 1840

ARCHAEOPULMONATA

Melampidae Stimpson, 1851

BASOMMATOPHORA

Siphonarioidea

Siphonariidae Gray, 1840

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