Omalogyridae

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Omalogyridae
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Infraclass: Lower Heterobranchia
Superfamily: Omalogyroidea
Family: Omalogyridae
G.O. Sars, 1878
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Omalogyridae are a family of minute and microscopic sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs or micromolluscs in the informal group Lower Heterobranchia. [1] Adult shells are usually smaller than 1 millimeter.

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This family is poorly known and is tentatively placed in the unresolved infraclass "Lower Heterobranchia". Studies of this group are sketchy and miss or omit the basic information about taxonomy or distribution. [2]

Genera

Genera within the family Omalogyridae include:

Genera brought into synonymy

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Ammonicera is a genus of minute sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs or micromollusks in the family Omalogyridae.

<i>Ammonicera minortalis</i> Species of gastropod

Ammonicera minortalis is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Omalogyridae.

<i>Ammonicera japonica</i> Species of gastropod

Ammonicera japonica is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Omalogyridae.

Ammonicera mcleani is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Omalogyridae.

Ammonicera mexicana is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Omalogyridae.

Ammonicera sleursi is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Omalogyridae.

Ammonicera sucina is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Omalogyridae.

<i>Ammonicera lignea</i> Species of gastropod

Ammonicera lignea is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Omalogyridae.

Ammonicera plana is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Omalogyridae.

<i>Ammonicera san</i> Species of gastropod

Ammonicera san is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Omalogyridae.

<i>Ammonicera rota</i> Species of gastropod

Ammonicera rota is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Omalogyridae.

References

  1. Gofas, S. (2012). Omalogyridae. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1742 on 2012-08-31
  2. Bieler R & Mikkelsen P. (1998), Ammonicera in Florida - Notes on the smallest living gastropod in the United States and comments on other species of Omalogyridae (Heterobranchia); The Nautilus, 111(1):1-12, 1998