Fissurellidae

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Fissurellidae
Scutus breviculus
Scutus breviculus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Prosobranchia
Order: Archaeogastropoda
Superfamily: Fissurelloidea
Family: Fissurellidae
Fleming, 1822
Genera and species

See text.

Fissurellidae, is a family of gastropod molluscs in the superfamily Fissurelloidea and order Archaeogastropoda. They are conical, limpet-shaped shells, with an apical perforation, marginal slit, notch, or internal groove, to allow a more direct exit of exhalent water currents from the mantle cavity.

[edit] Genera and species

  • Genus Buchanania Lesson, 1830
  • Genus Cosmetalepas Iredale, 1924
  • Genus Cranopsis A. Adams, 1860
  • Genus Clypidina Gray, 1847
  • Genus Dendrofissurella Mclean and Kilburn, 1986
  • Genus Diodora J. E. Gray, 1821
  • Genus Emarginella Pilsbry, 1890
  • Genus Emarginula Lamarck, 1801
  • Genus Fissurella Bruguiere, 1789
  • Genus Hemitoma Swainson, 1840
  • Genus Laeviemarginula Habe In Kuroda, 1953
  • Genus Laevinesta Pilsbry and McGinty, 1952
  • Genus Leurolepas J. H. McLean, 1970
  • Genus Lucapina G. B. Sowerby II, 1835
  • Genus Lucapinella Pilsbry, 1890
  • Genus Macrochisma Sowerby, 1839
  • Genus Medusafissurella Mclean and Kilburn, 1986
  • Genus Megatebennus Pilsbry, 1890
  • Genus Megathura Pilsbry, 1890
  • Genus Montfortula Iredale, 1915
  • Genus Montfortulana Habe, 1961
  • Genus Nesta H. Adams, 1870
  • Genus Notomella Cotton, 1957
  • Genus Puncturella R. T. Lowe, 1827
  • Genus Pupilaea Gray In Sowerby, 1835
  • Genus Rimula DeFrance, 1827
  • Genus Scelidotoma Choe, Yoon and Habe, 1992
  • Genus Scutus Montfort, 1810
  • Genus Tugali Gray In Dieffenbach, 1843
  • Genus Zeidora A. Adams, 1860

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