The Cimidae is a
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of
sea snail
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s,
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gastropod
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mollusk
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s in the infraclass
Lower Heterobranchia
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[MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Cimidae Warén, 1993. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=23005 on 2021-06-28]
Genera
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Atomiscala
''Atomiscala'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Cimidae
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de Boury, 1909
* ''
Austrorissopsis''
Grant-Mackie & Chapman-Smith, 1971
* ''
Bouryiscala
''Bouryiscala'' is a monotypic genus of medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Cimidae
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Cossmann, 1902
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''Cima'' Chaster, 1898
*
''Coenaculum'' Iredale, 1924
* ''
Cristalloella''
Bandel, 1995 †
* ''
Discobasis''
Cossmann, 1888 †
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''Graphis'' Jeffreys, 1867
* ''
Itiscala''
P. A. Maxwell, 1992 †
* ''
Mifsudia''
Mietto, Nofroni & Quaggiotto, 2014
* ''
Rotfanella''
Gründel, 1998 †
;Genera brought into synonymy:
* ''Cioniscus''
Jeffreys, 1869: synonym of ''Graphis''
Jeffreys, 1867 (unnecessary substitute name for Graphis)
* ''Dissopalia''
Iredale, 1936: synonym of ''Bouryiscala''
Cossmann, 1902
References
* Warén A. (1993). New and little known mollusca from Iceland and Scandinavia. Part 2. Sarsia 78: 159-201
* Jensen, R. H. (1997). A Checklist and Bibliography of the Marine Molluscs of Bermuda. Unp. , 547 pp
* Ermanno Quaggiotto (2013) ''On the systematic position of “Cima” melitensis Mifsud, 1998, with erection of the new genus Mifsudia (Heterobranchia Cimidae)''. Proceedings of the Seventh Malacological Pontine Meeting, October 5th- 6th, 2013 - San Felice Circeo, Italy
External links
* http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=23005
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