The Cornirostridae 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 informal group
Lower Heterobranchia.
[MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Cornirostridae Ponder, 1990. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=23011 on 2020-09-23]
Genera
* † ''
Anomalorbina''
Paul, 1996
* † ''
Bonnetella''
Cossmann, 1918
* ''
Cornirostra''
Ponder, 1990
* † ''
Heteronatica''
Guzhov, 2019
* ''
Noerrevangia''
Warén & Schander, 1993
* ''
Tomura''
Pilsbry & McGinty, 1946
; Genus brought into synonymy:
* † ''Anomalorbis''
Paul, 1991 synonym of † ''Anomalorbina''
Paul, 1996 (invalid: junior homonym of ''Anomalorbis'' Vine, 1972 (Annelida); see Anomalorbina)
* † ''Bonnetia''
Cossmann, 1907: synonym of † ''Bonnetella''
Cossmann, 1918 (junior homonym of ''Bonnetia''
Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 iptera
References
* Bouchet P., Rocroi J.P., Hausdorf B., Kaim A., Kano Y., Nützel A., Parkhaev P., Schrödl M. & Strong E.E. (2017). Revised classification, nomenclator and typification of gastropod and monoplacophoran families. Malacologia. 61(1-2): 1-526
* Romani & Sbrana, ''A new Mediterranean species of the Cornirostridae (Gastropoda, Heterobranchia), with notes on the genus Tomura''; Iberus 34 (1) 55-61, 2016
* Rubio, F. & Rolàn, E.& Fernandez-Garcés, R., 2013. ''Heterobranch gastropods from Cuba: the family Cornirostridae (Heterobranchia, Valvatoidea)''. Iberus 31(1): 75-85
External links
The Taxonomicon
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