Trochaclididae,

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s in the clade Vetigastropoda (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005).MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Trochaclididae Thiele, 1928. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=23133 on 2020-05-06 This family has no subfamilies. The subfamily Acremodontinae is a synonym of Ataphridae.

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Acremodonta ''Acremodonta'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Ataphridae. The radula The radula (, ; plural radulae or radulas) is an anatomical structure used by molluscs for feeding, sometimes compared to a tongue. It ...

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Acremodontina ''Acremodontina'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Trochaclididae .Rosenberg, G.; Bouchet, P. (2012). ''Acremodontina'' B. A. Marshall, 1995. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.mari ...

'' B. A. Marshall, 1995 * † '' Ataphrus'' Gabb, 1869 (belongs to the family Ataphridae Cossmann, 1915 † (nomen dubium) ) * '' Austrotrochaclis'' B. A. Marshall, 1995 * † '' Levella'' Marwick, 1943 * ''

Trochaclis ''Trochaclis'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Trochaclididae. Species Species within the genus ''Trochaclis'' include: * '' Trochaclis antarctica'' Thiele, 1912 * '' Trochaclis attenuata'' Marshall, 1995 * † ...

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References

* Marshall, B.A. 1983: ''Acremodontinae: a new subfamily of the Trochidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda).'' National Museum of New Zealand Records 2: 127-130 (p. 127) * Williams S.T., Karube S. & Ozawa T. (2008) ''Molecular systematics of Vetigastropoda: Trochidae, Turbinidae and Trochoidea redefined''. Zoologica Scripta 37: 483–506 * Marshall, B. A. (1995). Recent and Tertiary Trochaclididae from the southwest Pacific (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Trochoidea). The Veliger 38: 92-115

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