The Cimidae is a taxonomic

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of sea snails, marine gastropod

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s in the infraclass

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Genera

* '' Atomiscala'' de Boury, 1909 * '' Austrorissopsis'' Grant-Mackie & Chapman-Smith, 1971 * '' Bouryiscala'' Cossmann, 1902 * ''Cima'' Chaster, 1898 * ''Coenaculum'' Iredale, 1924 * '' Cristalloella'' Bandel, 1995 † * '' Discobasis'' Cossmann, 1888 † * ''Graphis'' Jeffreys, 1867 * '' Itiscala'' P. A. Maxwell, 1992 † * '' Mifsudia'' Mietto, Nofroni & Quaggiotto, 2014 * '' Rotfanella'' Gründel, 1998 † ;Genera brought into synonymy: * ''Cioniscus'' Jeffreys, 1869: synonym of ''Graphis'' Jeffreys, 1867 (unnecessary substitute name for Graphis) * ''Dissopalia'' Iredale, 1936: synonym of ''Bouryiscala'' Cossmann, 1902

References

* Warén A. (1993). New and little known mollusca from Iceland and Scandinavia. Part 2. Sarsia 78: 159-201 * Jensen, R. H. (1997). A Checklist and Bibliography of the Marine Molluscs of Bermuda. Unp. , 547 pp * Ermanno Quaggiotto (2013) ''On the systematic position of “Cima” melitensis Mifsud, 1998, with erection of the new genus Mifsudia (Heterobranchia Cimidae)''. Proceedings of the Seventh Malacological Pontine Meeting, October 5th- 6th, 2013 - San Felice Circeo, Italy

External links

* http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=23005 {{Heterobranchia-stub