Elachisinidae
Shell of Elachisina canarica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Truncatelloidea
Family: Elachisinidae
W.F. Ponder, 1985

Elachisinidae is a family of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the superfamily Truncatelloidea and the order Littorinimorpha.[1] [2]

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

  1. ↑ 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
  2. ↑ Bouchet, P.; Rocroi, J.-P. (2005). "Classification and Nomenclator of Gastropod Families". Malacologia. 47 (1–2).
  • 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
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