Pickworthiidae is a

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of small

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gastropod Gastropods (), commonly known as slugs and snails, belong to a large Taxonomy (biology), taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda (). This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, freshwater, and fro ...

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s in the superfamily

Cerithioidea The Cerithioidea is a Taxonomic rank, superfamily of marine, brackish water and freshwater Gastropoda, gastropod containing more than 200 genera. The Cerithioidea are included unassigned in the subclass Caenogastropoda. The original name of this ...

. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Pickworthiidae Iredale, 1917. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=224785 on 2021-06-21

Subfamilies

The following three

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are recognized in the taxonomy of Bouchet & Rocroi (2005): * Subfamily Pickworthiinae Iredale, 1917 - synonym: Reynellonidae Iredale, 1917 * Subfamily Sherborniinae Iredale, 1917 - synonym: Faxiidae Ravn, 1933 * Subfamily Pelycidiinae Ponder & Hall, 1983: raised to the rank of family Pelycidiidae by Ponder W.F. & Hall S.J. (1983)

Genera

Genera in the family Pickworthiidae include:Pickworthiinae
WoRMS. Subfamily Pickworthiinae Iredale, 1917 (synonym: Reynellonidae) * ''

Ampullosansonia ''Ampullosansonia'' is a genus of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family (biology), family Pickworthiidae. Species * ''Ampullosansonia atlantica'' Espinosa, Ortea & Fernández-Garcés, 2008 * ''Ampullosansonia crassicostata'' Kase, ...

'' Kase, 1999 * '' Astrosansonia'' Le Renard & Bouchet, 2003 * '' Chrystella'' Laseron, 1957 * '' Clatrosansonia'' Sabelli & Taviani, 2003 * '' Cubasansonia'' Espinosa, Ortea & Fernandez-Garces, 2005 * '' Discrevinia'' Laseron, 1957 * '' Kaseilla'' Moolenbeek & Hoenselaar, 2010 * ''

Mareleptopoma Mareleptopoma is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the subfamily Pickworthiinae of the family Pickworthiidae Pickworthiidae is a family (biology), family of small sea snails, marine (ocean), marine gastropod molluscs ...

'' Moolenbeek & Faber, 1984 * ''

Microliotia Microliotia is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the subfamily Pickworthiinae of the family Pickworthiidae .MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Microliotia Boettger, 1902. Accessed through: World Register of Marine ...

'' Boettger, 1902 * '' Reynellona'' Iredale, 1917 * '' Sansonia'' Jousseaume, 1892 * '' Sansoniella'' Moolenbeek, 2008 * '' Tinianella'' Kase, 1999 Subfamily Sherborniinae Iredale, 1917 (synonym: Faxiidae) *'' Sherbornia'' Iredale, 1917 ;Genera brought into synonymy: * ''Latilabrum'' Kuroda & Habe, 1991: synonym of ''Microliotia'' Boettger, 1902 * ''Mecoliotia'' Hedley, 1899: synonym of ''Sansonia'' Jousseaume, 1892 * ''Pickworthia'' Iredale, 1917: synonym of ''Sansonia'' Jousseaume, 1892 Sansonia kirkpatricki 001

References

* Jensen, R. H. (1997). A Checklist and Bibliography of the Marine Molluscs of Bermuda. Unp. , 547 pp

External links

Photos of shells
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