Phasianellidae
common name
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the "pheasant shells" or "pheasant snails" is a
family
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of small
sea snail
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s with
calcareous
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opercula,
marine gastropod
The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. T ...
mollusk
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s in the
subclass Vetigastropoda
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.
Taxonomy
The family Phasianellidae consists of three subfamilies:
* Gabrieloninae
Hickman & J.H. McLean, 1990
** ''
Gabrielona''
Iredale, 1917 - type genus of the subfamily Gabrieloninae
* Phasianellinae
Swainson, 1840 - synonym: Eutropiinae Gray, 1871
** ''
Mimelenchus''
Iredale, 1924
** ''
Orthomesus''
Pilsbry, 1888
** ''
Phasianella''
Lamarck, 1804
*
Tricoliinae Woodring, 1928
** ''
Tricolia''
Risso, 1826 - type genus of the subfamily Tricoliinae
Additionally there are two additional genera not placed in any subfamily:
* ''
Eulithidium''
Pilsbry, 1898
* ''
Hiloa''
Pilsbry, 1917
References
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