Plesiotrochidae

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Plesiotrochidae
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Two shells of Plesiotrochus monachus
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Plesiotrochidae

Houbrick, 1990

Plesiotrochidae is a family of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Sorbeoconcha. [1] According to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi (2005) the family Plesiotrochidae has no subfamilies.

Genera

Genera within the family Plesiotrochidae include:

Genera brought into synonymy

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References

  1. Bouchet, P. & Rocroi, J.-P. (2005). "Classification and Nomenclator of Gastropod Families". Malacologia. 47 (1–2).