Sinuitidae
Introduction '''Sinuitidae''' is an extinct family of Paleozoic molluscs of uncertain position (they were either Gastropoda or Monoplacophora). They had isostrophically coiled shells.
Taxonomy The taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005 categorizes Sinuitidae in the superfamilia Bellerophontoidea within the Paleozoic molluscs of uncertain systematic position with isostrophically coiled shells (Gastropoda or Monoplacophora).This family consists of the following subfamilies (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005):* Sinuitinae Dall, 1913 - synonym: Protowarthiidae Ulrich & Scofield, 1897 (inv. )* Aiptospirinae Wang, 1980* Hispanosinuitinae Frýda & Gutierrez-Marco, 1996
Genera Genera in the family Sinuitidae include:* ''Sinuites'' Koken, 1896 - type genus of the family Sinuitidae. Genus ''Sinuites'' has large aperture, its outer lip is bilobate. The dorsal side is convex. The umbilicus is closed.
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