Rhizoridae
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Family: | Rhizoridae Dell, 1952
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Rhizoridae is a family of very small sea snails, barrel-bubble snails, marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusks. These are headshield slugs, in the superfamily Bulloidea.[1]
Genera
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
- ^ 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