''Retiskenea'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...
of
sea snails, marine
gastropod mollusk
Mollusca is the second-largest phylum of invertebrate animals after the Arthropoda, the members of which are known as molluscs or mollusks (). Around 85,000 extant species of molluscs are recognized. The number of fossil species is es ...
s in the
superfamily
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Neomphaloidea
Neomphaloidea is a superfamily of deep-sea snails or limpets, marine gastropod mollusks. Neomphaloidea is the only superfamily in the order Neomphalida.
The order Neomphalida has the largest '' in situ'' radiation in hydrothermal vent habitats. ...
.
[Bouchet, P. (2010). Retiskenea Warén & Bouchet, 2001. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=449910 on 2011-04-24]
Species
Species within the genus ''Retiskenea'' include:
* ''
Retiskenea diploura'' Warén & Bouchet, 2001
References
Neomphaloidea
Monotypic gastropod genera
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