Retusidae
| Retusidae | |
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| 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, barrel-bibble snails, marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusks. These 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
- 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
- ↑ 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
- "Retusidae". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1
- Bouchet P. & Rocroi J.-P. (2005) Classification and nomenclator of gastropod families. Malacologia 47(1-2): 1-397.
Numerous shells of Retusa trunculata