Phasianellidae
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Phasianellidae, with the common name "pheasant shells" or "pheasant snails", is a family of small sea snails with calcareous opercula, marine gastropod mollusks in the subclass Vetigastropoda.[1]
Taxonomy
The family Phasianellidae consists of three subfamilies:[1]
- Gabrieloninae Hickman & J.H. McLean, 1990
- Gabrielona Iredale, 1917 - type genus of the subfamily Gabrieloninae
- Phasianellinae Swainson, 1840 - synonym: Eutropiinae Gray, 1871
- Mimelenchus Iredale, 1924
- Orthomesus Pilsbry, 1888
- Phasianella Lamarck, 1804
- Tricoliinae Woodring, 1928
Additionally there are two additional genera not placed in any subfamily:
- Eulithidium Pilsbry, 1898
- Hiloa Pilsbry, 1917
References
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