Elachisinidae
| Elachisinidae | |
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| Shell of Elachisina canarica | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Superfamily: | Truncatelloidea |
| Family: | Elachisinidae W.F. Ponder, 1985 |
Elachisinidae is a family of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the superfamily Truncatelloidea and the order Littorinimorpha.[1] [2]
Taxonomy
[edit]Genera within the family Elachisinidae include:
- † Cirsope Cossmann, 1888
- Dolicrossea Iredale, 1924
- Elachisina Dall, 1918
- † Entomope Cossmann, 1888
- † Lacunella Deshayes, 1861
- Laeviphitus van Aartsen, Bogi & Giusti, 1989
- Laeviphitus verduini van Aartsen, Bogi & Giusti, 1989
- Ponderinella B. A. Marshall, 1988
- † Pseudocirsope O. Boettger, 1907
- Genera brought into synonymy
- Microdochus Rehder, 1943: synonym of Elachisina Dall, 1918
References
[edit]- ↑ Gofas, S. (2012). Elachisinidae. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=23035 on 2012-03-25
- ↑ Bouchet, P.; Rocroi, J.-P. (2005). "Classification and Nomenclator of Gastropod Families". Malacologia. 47 (1–2).
- Ponder, W. F. (1985). The anatomy and relationships of Elachisina Dall (Gastropoda Rissoacea. Journal of Molluscan Studies. 51(1): 23-34
- Cunha & Santos & Lima, New species of the genus Elachisina (Gastropoda: Elachisinidae) from northeastern Brazil; Zootaxa 4139 (1) pp. 131–134, 2016
External links
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- Bouchet, P. & Rocroi, J.-P. (2005). Classification and nomenclator of gastropod families. Malacologia. 47 (1-2): 1-397.
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