Choristellidae is a
family
Family (from ) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marriage or other relationship). It forms the basis for social order. Ideally, families offer predictabili ...
of
gastropod
Gastropods (), commonly known as slugs and snails, belong to a large Taxonomy (biology), taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, freshwater, and fro ...
s in the superfamily
Seguenzioidea
Seguenzioidea is a family (biology), superfamily of sea snails, marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusks in the clade Vetigastropoda.Gofas, S. (2010). Seguenzioidea. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database ...
(according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda (Bouchet & Rocroi, 2017)
[MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Choristellidae Bouchet & Warén, 1979. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=23002 on 2020-08-11]
Genera
Genera in the family Choristellidae include:
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Bichoristes
''Bichoristes'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family
Family (from ) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marriage or other re ...
''
McLean, 1992
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Choristella
''Choristella'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Choristellidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Choristella Bush, 1897. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org ...
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Bush, 1897
References
* 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
* Haszprunar G. 1992. On the anatomy and relationships of the Choristellidae (Archaeogastropoda: Lepetelloidea). The Veliger 35(4): 295–307
External links
McLean J.H. (1992). Systematic review of the family Choristellidae (Archeogastropoda: Lepetellacea) with descriptions of new species. The Veliger 35(4): 273-294
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