Retusidae

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Retusidae
A shell of Retusa obtusa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura
clade Euopisthobranchia

clade Cephalaspidea

Superfamily: Philinoidea
Family: Retusidae
Thiele, 1925
Genera

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Retusidae is a family of very small sea snails, marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusks. They are headshield slugs, in the superfamily Philinoidea. [1]

Genera

Genera within the family Retusidae include:

  • Cylichnina Monterosato, 1884
  • Pyrunculus Pilsbry, 1895
  • Relichna Rudman, 1971
  • Retusa T. Brown, 1827
  • Rhizorus Mountfort, 1810 [citation needed]
  • Sulcoretusa J.Q. Burch, 1945
  • Volvulella Newton, 1891
Genera brought into synonymy
  • Coleophysis: synonym of Retusa T. Brown, 1827
  • Mamilloretusa F. Nordsieck, 1972 accepted as Retusa T. Brown, 1827
  • Sao H. Adams & A. Adams, 1854 accepted as Pyrunculus Pilsbry, 1895
  • Sulcularia Dall, 1921 accepted as Sulcoretusa J.Q. Burch, 1945
  • Utriculus T. Brown, 1844 accepted as Retusa T. Brown, 1827

References

  1. Bouchet, P. (2012). Retusidae. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=156 on 2012-08-19
Numerous shells of Retusa trunculata


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