Rhizoridae
Family of gastropods
| Rhizoridae | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Volvulella persimilis | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Cephalaspidea |
| Superfamily: | Bulloidea |
| Family: | Rhizoridae Dell, 1952 |
| Genera | |
| See text | |
| Synonyms | |
| |
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
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
- Oskars T.R., Bouchet P. & Malaquias M.A. (2015). A new phylogeny of the Cephalaspidea (Gastropoda: Heterobranchia) based on expanded taxon sampling and gene markers. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 89: 130-150
External links
- 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.
