Scaphandridae is a family of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Philinoidea.
Taxonomy Scaphandridae was considered as a synonym of Cylichnidae in the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005).
However, Malaquias et al. (2009)Malaquias M. A. E., Dodds J. M., Bouchet P. & Reid D. G. (2009). "A molecular phylogeny of the Cephalaspidea sensu lato (Gastropoda: Euthyneura): Architectibranchia redefined and Runcinacea reinstated". Zoologica Scripta 38(1): 23-41. . reinstated Scaphandridae as a valid family.
Genera † Alicula Eichwald, 1830 † Ellipsoscapha Stephenson, 1941 Kaitoa Marwick, 1931 † Maoriscaphander Dell, 1950 † Mirascapha Stewart, 1927 Nipponoscaphander Kuroda & Habe, 1971 † Priscaphander Finlay & Marwick, 1937 Sabatia Bellardi, 1877 Scaphander Montfort, 1810 † Taita (gastropod)|Taita Laws, 1948 Genera brought into synonymy †: Abderospira Dall, 1896 synonym of Roxania Leach, 1847 Assula Schumacher, 1817: synonym of Scaphander Montfort, 1810 (objective synonym of Scaphander) Brocktonia Iredale, 1915: synonym of Scaphander Montfort, 1810 Bucconia Dall, 1890: synonym of Scaphander Montfort, 1810 Bullocardia F. Nordsieck, 1972: synonym of Scaphander Montfort, 1810 Damoniella Iredale, 1918: synonym of Roxania Leach, 1847 (Unnecessary replacement name for Roxania) Gioenia Bruguière, 1789: synonym of Scaphander Montfort, 1810 (suppressed by ICZN Opinion 287) Leucophysema Dall, 1908: synonym of Roxania Leach, 1847 Meloscaphander Schepman, 1913: synonym of Scaphander Montfort, 1810 Micraenigma Berry, 1953: synonym of Diniatys Iredale, 1936 Nipponoscaphander Kuroda & Habe in Kuroda, Habe & Oyama, 1971: synonym of Scaphander Montfort, 1810 Sabatina Dall, 1908: synonym of Scaphander Montfort, 1810 Tricla Philippson, 1788: synonym of Scaphander Montfort, 1810 (Invalid: Placed on the Official Index by ICZN Opinion 287)
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