Ringiculidae are a

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of minute deep water

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s in the informal group

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.Bouchet P. & Rocroi J.-P. (Ed.); Frýda J., Hausdorf B., Ponder W., Valdes A. & Warén A. 2005. ''Classification and nomenclator of gastropod families''. Malacologia: International Journal of Malacology, 47(1-2). ConchBooks: Hackenheim, Germany. . . 397 pp. http://www.vliz.be/Vmdcdata/imis2/ref.php?refid=78278 Ringiculidae is the only family within the superfamily Ringiculoidea. The shells of species in this family superficially resemble minute versions of the shells of the

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Genera

Genera in the family Ringiculidae include: Powell A. W. B., ''New Zealand Mollusca'', William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 * Genus † '' Avellana'' d'Orbigny, 1842 * Genus '' Microglyphis'' Dall, 1902 ** '' Microglyphis breviculus'' Dall, 1902 - Distribution America ** '' Microglyphis curtulus'' Dall - Distribution: Patagonia ** '' Microglyphis estuarinus'' Dall, 1908 - Distribution: West America ** '' Microglyphis globularis'' Smith, 1875 - Distribution: Japan ** '' Microglyphis japonicus'' T. Habe, 1952 - Distribution: Indo-Pacific ** '' Microglyphis mazatlanicus'' Dall, 1908 - Distribution: West America ** '' Microglyphis perconicus'' Dall, 1890 - Distribution: West America * Genus '' Pseudoringicula'' Lin, 1980 * Genus '' Ringicula'' Deshayes, 1838 * Genus ''Ringiculoides'' Minichev, 1966 - with the only species '' Ringiculoides kurilensis'' Minichev, 1966 * Genus ''Ringiculopsis'' Chavan, 1947 - with the only species '' Ringiculopsis foveolata'' (Yokoyama, 1928) * Genus '' Ringiculospongia'' Sacco, 1892 ;Genera brought into synonymy: * ''Hyporingicula'' Habe, 1952: synonym of '' Microglyphis'' Dall, 1902 * ''Plicatra'' F. Nordsieck, 1972: synonym of ''Ringicula'' Deshayes, 1838 * ''Ringactaeon'' F. Nordsieck, 1972: synonym of ''Ringicula'' Deshayes, 1838 * ''Ringiculadda'' Iredale, 1936: synonym of ''Ringiculina'' Monterosato, 1884: synonym of ''Ringicula (Ringiculina)'' Monterosato, 1884 represented as ''Ringicula'' Deshayes, 1838 * ''Ringiculina'' Monterosato, 1884: synonym of '' Ringicula'' Deshayes, 1838

References

* Vaught, K.C. (1989). ''A classification of the living Mollusca''. American Malacologists: Melbourne, FL (USA). . XII, 195 pp. * 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

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