Pickworthiidae is a family of small

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s in the superfamily

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. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Pickworthiidae Iredale, 1917. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=224785 on 2021-06-21

Subfamilies

The following three

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are recognized in the taxonomy of Bouchet & Rocroi (2005): * Subfamily Pickworthiinae Iredale, 1917 - synonym: Reynellonidae Iredale, 1917 * Subfamily Sherborniinae Iredale, 1917 - synonym: Faxiidae Ravn, 1933 * Subfamily Pelycidiinae Ponder & Hall, 1983: raised to the rank of family Pelycidiidae by Ponder W.F. & Hall S.J. (1983)

Genera

Genera in the family Pickworthiidae include:Pickworthiinae
WoRMS. Subfamily Pickworthiinae Iredale, 1917 (synonym: Reynellonidae) * '' Ampullosansonia'' Kase, 1999 * '' Astrosansonia'' Le Renard & Bouchet, 2003 * '' Chrystella'' Laseron, 1957 * '' Clatrosansonia'' Sabelli & Taviani, 2003 * '' Cubasansonia'' Espinosa, Ortea & Fernandez-Garces, 2005 * '' Discrevinia'' Laseron, 1957 * '' Kaseilla'' Moolenbeek & Hoenselaar, 2010 * '' Mareleptopoma'' Moolenbeek & Faber, 1984 * '' Microliotia'' Boettger, 1902 * '' Reynellona'' Iredale, 1917 * ''

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'' Jousseaume, 1892 * '' Sansoniella'' Moolenbeek, 2008 * '' Tinianella'' Kase, 1999 Subfamily Sherborniinae Iredale, 1917 (synonym: Faxiidae) *'' Sherbornia'' Iredale, 1917 ;Genera brought into synonymy: * ''Latilabrum'' Kuroda & Habe, 1991: synonym of ''Microliotia'' Boettger, 1902 * ''Mecoliotia'' Hedley, 1899: synonym of ''Sansonia'' Jousseaume, 1892 * ''Pickworthia'' Iredale, 1917: synonym of ''Sansonia'' Jousseaume, 1892 Sansonia kirkpatricki 001

References

* Jensen, R. H. (1997). A Checklist and Bibliography of the Marine Molluscs of Bermuda. Unp. , 547 pp

External links

Photos of shells
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