The Fossarininae are a
taxonomic
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subfamily
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of very small to large
sea snail
Sea snails are slow-moving marine (ocean), marine gastropod Mollusca, molluscs, usually with visible external shells, such as whelk or abalone. They share the Taxonomic classification, taxonomic class Gastropoda with slugs, which are distinguishe ...
s,
marine gastropod
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mollusc
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s in the family
Trochidae
The Trochidae, common name top-snails or top-shells, are a family of various sized sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the subclass Vetigastropoda. This family is commonly known as the top-snails because in many species the shell resembles ...
,
common name
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top snails.
[MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Fossarininae Bandel, 2009. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=492730 on 2020-08-24]
Genera
* ''
Broderipia''
Gray, 1847
* ''
Clydonochilus''
P. Fischer, 1890
* ''
Fossarina''
A. Adams & Angas, 1864
* ''
Minopa''
Iredale, 1924
* ''
Synaptocochlea''
Pilsbry, 1890
;Synonyms:
* ''Minos''
Hutton, 1884: synonym of ''Fossarina''
A. Adams & Angas, 1864
References
* Williams S.T., Donald K.M., Spencer H.G. & Nakano T. (2010) Molecular systematics of the marine gastropod families Trochidae and Calliostomatidae (Mollusca: Superfamily Trochoidea). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 54:783-809.
Trochidae
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