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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Cystiscidae |
| Subfamily: | Cystiscinae Stimpson, 1865 |
Cystiscinae are a taxonomic subfamily of minute sea snails. These are marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the family Cystiscidae, and the clade Neogastropoda.
Shell minute to small, white; spire immersed to low; surface smooth or axially costate; lip thickened, smooth or denticulate; external varix absent; siphonal notch absent; posterior notch absent; columella multiplicate, with combined total of usually 2 to 8 plications plus parietal lirae; internal whorls cystiscid type. Animal mantle smooth, at least partially extending over external shell surface. Internal anatomy unknown.
Genera within the subfamily Cystiscinae are as follows: [1]
Gibberula is a genus of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Cystiscidae, previously placed in the family Marginellidae, the margin shells or marginellids.
Granulina is a genus of minute sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the family Granulinidae.
Cystiscidae is a taxonomic family of minute sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks.
Plesiocystiscus is a genus of minute predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the family Cystiscidae.
Cystiscus is a taxonomic genus of minute sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks.
Persiculinae is a taxonomic subfamily of minute to small predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks. This subfamily includes several species which are micromollusks.
Intelcystiscus is a genus of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc or micromollusc in the family Cystiscidae.
Inbiocystiscus is a genus of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cystiscidae.
Gibberula baisrei is a species of very small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Cystiscidae.
Gibberula cavernicola is a species of very small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Cystiscidae.
Gibberula eloinae is a species of very small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Cystiscidae.
Gibberula hirami is a species of very small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Cystiscidae.
Gibberula sierrai is a species of very small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Cystiscidae.
Gibberula themisae is a species of very small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Cystiscidae.
Inbiocystiscus gomezi is a species of very small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Cystiscidae.
Intelcystiscus gordonmoorei is a species of very small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Cystiscidae.
Volvarina yolandae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Marginellidae, the margin snails.
Hyalina is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Pruninae of the family Marginellidae, the margin snails.
Osvaldoginella hoffi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Cystiscidae.
Volvarina pepefragai is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Marginellidae, the margin snails.