| Conochilidae | |
|---|---|
| Conochilus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Clade: | Nephrozoa |
| (unranked): | Protostomia |
| (unranked): | Spiralia |
| Clade: | Gnathifera |
| Phylum: | Rotifera |
| Superclass: | Eurotatoria |
| Class: | Monogononta |
| Order: | Flosculariaceae |
| Family: | Conochilidae Harring, 1913 |
| Genus | |
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Conochilidae is a family of rotifers in the order Flosculariaceae, found in marine environments. It only has one genus, Conochilus, itself only consisting of two species. [1]
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