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Plesiotrochidae

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Plesiotrochidae
Two shells of Plesiotrochus monachus
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Plesiotrochidae

Houbrick, 1990

Plesiotrochidae is a family of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Sorbeoconcha.[1] According to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi (2005) the family Plesiotrochidae has no subfamilies.

Genera

Genera within the family Plesiotrochidae include:

Genera brought into synonymy
  • Hemicerithium Cossmann, 1893: synonym of Plesiotrochus Fischer, 1878
  • Hypotrochus Cotton, 1932: synonym of Plesiotrochus Fischer, 1878

References

  1. ^ Bouchet, P. & Rocroi, J.-P. (2005). "Classification and Nomenclator of Gastropod Families". Malacologia. 47 (1–2).{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  • Houbrick R.S. 1990. Aspect of the anatomy of Plesiotrochus (Plesiotrochidae, fam. n.) and its systematic position in Cerithioidea (Prosobranchia Caenogastropoda). Pp. 237-249, in: Wells F.E., Walker D.I., Kirkman H. & Letheridge R., eds., The marine fauna and flora of Albany. Volume 1. Perth, Western Australia Museum
  • Healy J.M., 1993. Transfer of the gastropod family Plesiotrochidae to the Campaniloidea based on sperm ultrastructural evidence. Journal of Molluscan Studies 59, 135-146.