Larocheidae
Appearance
Larocheidae | |
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Trogloconcha lamellinodosa | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
Order: | Lepetellida |
Superfamily: | Scissurelloidea |
Family: | Larocheidae Finlay, 1927 |
Synonyms[1] | |
Larocheinae |
Larocheidae is a family of small to minute sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs or micromolluscs in the superfamily Scissurelloidea.[1]
Genera
[edit]The family Larocheidae contains the following genera:
- Bathyxylophila B. A. Marshall, 1988
- Larochea Finlay, 1927
- Larocheopsis B.A. Marshall, 1993
- Trogloconcha Kase & Kano, 2002
References
[edit]- ^ a b Bouchet, P. (2012). Larocheidae. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=571586 on 2012-07-18
- Bouchet P. & Rocroi J.-P. (2005) Classification and nomenclator of gastropod families. Malacologia 47(1–2): 1–397.
- Geiger D.L. (2012) Monograph of the little slit shells. Volume 1. Introduction, Scissurellidae. pp. 1-728. Volume 2. Anatomidae, Larocheidae, Depressizonidae, Sutilizonidae, Temnocinclidae. pp. 729–1291. Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History Monographs Number 7