Elachisinidae is a
family
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of
sea snails,
marine gastropod molluscs in the superfamily
Truncatelloidea
Truncatelloidea is a superfamily of snails, gastropod mollusks in the clade Caenogastropoda.Bouchet, P. (2013). ''Truncatelloidea''. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=7 ...
and the order
Littorinimorpha
Littorinimorpha is a large order of snails, gastropods, consisting primarily of sea snails (marine species), but also including some freshwater snails ( aquatic species) and land snails ( terrestrial species).Bouchet P. & Rocroi J.-P. (Ed.); Frý ...
.
[Gofas, S. (2012). Elachisinidae. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=23035 on 2012-03-25]
Taxonomy
Genera within the family Elachisinidae include:
* † ''
Cirsope''
Cossmann, 1888
* ''
Dolicrossea''
Iredale, 1924
* ''
Elachisina''
Dall, 1918
* † ''
Entomope''
Cossmann, 1888
* † ''
Lacunella''
Deshayes, 1861
* ''
Laeviphitus''
van Aartsen, Bogi & Giusti, 1989
** ''
Laeviphitus verduini''
van Aartsen, Bogi & Giusti, 1989
* ''
Ponderinella''
B. A. Marshall, 1988
* † ''
Pseudocirsope''
O. Boettger, 1907
;Genera brought into synonymy:
* ''Microdochus'' Rehder, 1943: synonym of ''Elachisina'' Dall, 1918
References
* Ponder, W. F. (1985). The anatomy and relationships of Elachisina Dall (Gastropoda Rissoacea. Journal of Molluscan Studies. 51(1): 23-34
* Cunha & Santos & Lima, ''New species of the genus Elachisina (Gastropoda: Elachisinidae) from northeastern Brazil''; Zootaxa 4139 (1) pp. 131–134, 2016
External links
The TaxonomiconBouchet, P. & Rocroi, J.-P. (2005). Classification and nomenclator of gastropod families. Malacologia. 47 (1-2): 1-397.
Taxa named by Winston Ponder
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