Rastodentidae

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Rastodentidae
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Rastodentidae

Ponder, 1966
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Rastodentidae is a taxonomic family of minute sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Littorinimorpha.

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According to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi (2005) the family Rastodentidae has no subfamilies.

Genera

Genera within the family Rastodentidae include:

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