PYRAMIDELLIDAE Gray, 1840

Thivaiou, Danae, Harzhauser, Mathias & Koskeridou, Efterpi, 2019, Early Miocene Gastropods from the Felli Section (Proto-Mediterranean Sea NW Greece), Geodiversitas 41 (8), pp. 323-366 : 349

Family PYRAMIDELLIDAE Gray, 1840

REMARK

This family has incited many discussions and works over the years both for recent and for fossil species. Almost all of the species are ectoparasites of soft-bodied invertebrates (e.g. polychaete worms and other molluscs) ( Dinapoli et al. 2011). Taxonomic descriptions have been based on the teleoconch morphology and especially on the protoconch according to descriptions and illustrations of Peñas et al. (1996). Works on the phylogenies of the family are few, which complicates the correct assignment of species to genera.