Rhizoridae
Appearance
Rhizoridae | |
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Volvulella persimilis | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Order: | Cephalaspidea |
Superfamily: | Bulloidea |
Family: | Rhizoridae Dell, 1952 |
Genera | |
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Synonyms | |
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Rhizoridae is a family of very small sea snails, barrel-bubble snails, marine opisthobranch gastropod molluscs. These are headshield slugs, in the superfamily Bulloidea.[1]
Genera
[edit]Genera within the family Rhizoridae include:
- Rhizorus Montfort, 1810
- Volvulella Newton, 1891
- Genera brought into synonymy
- Paravolvulella Harry, 1967: synonym of Volvulella Newton, 1891
- Volvula A. Adams, 1850: synonym of Volvulella Newton, 1891
References
[edit]- ^ Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2015). Rhizoridae Dell, 1952. In: MolluscaBase (2016). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=413349 on 2016-05-23
External links
[edit]- Miocene Gastropods and Biostratigraphy of the Kern River Area, California; United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 642 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.