Rhizoridae

Rhizoridae is a family of very small sea snails, barrel-bubble snails, marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusks. These are headshield slugs, in the superfamily Bulloidea.[1]

Rhizoridae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura
clade Euopisthobranchia
clade Cephalaspidea
Superfamily:
Bulloidea
Family:
Rhizoridae

Dell, 1952
Genera

See text

Synonyms
  • Volvulellidae Chaban, 2000
  • Volvulidae Locard, 1886 (Invalid: Type genus a junior homonym of Volvula Gistl, 1848 [Diptera])

Genera

Genera within the family Rhizoridae include:

  • Rhizorus Montfort, 1810
  • Volvulella Newton, 1891
Genera brought into synonymy
  • Paravolvulella Harry, 1967: synonym of Volvulella Newton, 1891
  • Volvula A. Adams, 1850: synonym of Volvulella Newton, 1891

References
  1. Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2015). Rhizoridae Dell, 1952. In: MolluscaBase (2016). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=413349 on 2016-05-23
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