Phenacolepadidae

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Phenacolepadidae
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A large number of adults and egg cases (white dots) of the hydrothermal vent species Shinkailepas kaikatensis with an arc crab on the right
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Neritimorpha
Order: Cycloneritida
Superfamily: Neritoidea
Family: Phenacolepadidae
Pilsbry, 1895
Genus and species

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Synonyms
  • Scutellidae Angas, 1871 (inv.)
  • Scutellinidae Dall, 1889 (inv.)
  • Shinkailepadidae Okutani, Saito & Hashimoto, 1989

Phenacolepadidae is a family of small sea snails or false limpets, marine gastropod mollusks in the clade Cycloneritimorpha (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005).

Contents

This family has no subfamilies according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005.

Although the shell shape of genera in this family is that of a limpet, the family is in fact closely related to the Neritidae, the nerites.

Genera and species

Genera and species within the family Phenacolepadidae include:

Genera brought into synonymy

Related Research Articles

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tornidae</span> Family of gastropods

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Eulimidae</span> Family of gastropods

Eulimidae is a family of very small parasitic sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Vanikoroidea.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Neolepetopsidae</span> Family of gastropods

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Neritiliidae</span> Family of gastropods

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Eucyclidae</span> Family of gastropods

Eucyclidae is a family of gastropods in the superfamily Seguenzioidea.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Provannidae</span> Family of gastropods

Provannidae is a family of deep water sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfmaily Abyssochrysoidea.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Colloniidae</span> Family of gastropods

Colloniidae is a family of small sea snails with calcareous opercula, marine gastropod mollusks in the clade Vetigastropoda.

Zacalantica galathea is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Phenacolepadidae.

<i>Plesiothyreus cytherae</i> Species of gastropod

Plesiothyreus cytherae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Phenacolepadidae.

Divia briandi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Phenacolepadidae.

<i>Plesiothyreus</i> Genus of gastropods

Plesiothyreus is a genus of very small sea snails or limpets, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Phenacolepadinae of the family Phenacolepadidae.

<i>Shinkailepas</i> Genus of gastropods

Shinkailepas is a genus of sea snails or false limpets, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Phenacolepadidae.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Emarginulinae</span> Subfamily of limpet-like sea snails

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<i>Shinkailepas kaikatensis</i> Species of gastropod

Shinkailepas kaikatensis is a species of sea snail, a false limpet, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Phenacolepadidae.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Skeneidae</span> Family of gastropods

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Diodorinae</span> Subfamily of limpet-like sea snails

The Diodorinae, common name keyhole limpets and slit limpets, is a taxonomic subfamily of limpet-like sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets and slit limpets.

Zacalantica is a genus of very small sea snails or limpets, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Phenacolepadinae of the family Phenacolepadidae.

Hyalopatina is a genus of very small sea snails or limpets, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Phenacolepadinae of the family Phenacolepadidae.

References

    "Phenacolepadidae". National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI).