Syrnolininae is a

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of minute

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sea snail Sea snail is a common name for slow-moving marine gastropod molluscs, usually with visible external shells, such as whelk or abalone. They share the taxonomic class Gastropoda with slugs, which are distinguished from snails primarily by the ...

s, marine

heterobranch Heterobranchia, the ''heterobranchs'' (meaning "different-gilled snails"), is a taxonomic clade of snails and slugs, which includes marine, aquatic and terrestrial gastropod mollusks. Heterobranchia is one of the main clades of gastropods. Cur ...

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molluscs in the

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Pyramidellidae Pyramidellidae, common name the pyram family, or pyramid shells, is a voluminous taxonomic family of mostly small and minute ectoparasitic sea snails, marine heterobranch gastropod molluscs. The great majority of species of pyrams are micromol ...

, the pyrams and their allies.

Taxonomy

According to the taxonomy of Ponder &

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(1997), this was one of eleven recognised subfamilies in the family

. In the taxonomy of Bouchet & Rocroi (2005), this subfamily also comprises the subfamily

Tiberiinae ''Tiberia'' is a genus of minute parasitic sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies. ''Tiberia'' is the only genus in the tribe Tiberiini. Taxonomy According to Schander, Van Aartsen & ...

, downgraded to the rank of

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Tiberiini. Subfamily Syrnolinae Saurin, 1958 *Tribe Syrnolini Saurin, 1958 *Tribe Tiberiini Saurin, 1958 - formerly subfamily Tiberiinae

Genera

Genera in the subfamily Syrnolinae include: tribe Syrnolini * '' Adelactaeon'' Cossmann, 1895 : now belongs to the family

Amathinidae Amathinidae, is a taxonomic family mostly consisting of small and minute sea snails, marine heterobranch gastropod molluscs or micromolluscs in the superfamily Pyramidelloidea. Together with Pyramidellidae, Ebalidae, Turbonillidae, Odostomid ...

* '' Agatha'' A. Adams, 1860 * '' Amathis'' A. Adams, 1861 * '' Colsyrnola'' Iredale, 1829 * '' Costosyrnola'' Laws, 1937 * '' Cricocolphus'' Weisbord, 1962 * '' Derjuginella'' Habe, 1958 * '' Iphiana'' Dall & Bartsch, 1904 * '' Adelactaeon'' Saurin, 1958 * '' Orinella'' Dall & Bartsch, 1904 * '' Pachysyrnola'' Cossmann, 1907 * '' Ptycheulimella'' Sacco, 1892 * '' Puposyrnola'' Cossmann, 1921 * '' Rissosyrnola'' Nomura, 1939 * '' Stylopsis'' A. Adams, 1860 * '' Styloptygma'' A. Adams, 1860 * '' Syrnola'' A. Adams, 1860 - the type genus of the tribe Syrnolini * '' Syrnolina'' Dall & Bartsch, 1904 * '' Tibersyrnola'' Laws, 1937 * '' Tropaeas'' Dall & Bartsch, 1904 tribe Tiberiini * ''

Tiberia ''Tiberia'' is a genus of minute parasitic sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies. ''Tiberia'' is the only genus in the tribe Tiberiini. Taxonomy According to Schander, Van Aartsen ...

'' Monterosato, 1875 - There is only one genus in the tribe Tiberiini.

References

Pyramidellidae {{Pyramidellidae-stub