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| Black-and-white photo of apertural view of the paratype of Alvinia gallinacea from Poor Knights Islands. | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Superfamily: | Rissooidea |
| Family: | Rissoidae Gray, 1847 |
| Species | |
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| Synonyms | |
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Rissoidae is a large family of sea snails. Members of the Rissoidae are very small in size and possess an operculum.
Rissoidae are found worldwide. They live on sandy or gravel bottoms among algae or marine plants. They are also found under rocks in crevices or other sheltered places.
The following subfamilies were recognized in the taxonomy of Bouchet & Rocroi of 2005:
In 2013 the subfamily Rissoininae was elevated to the rank of family Rissoinidae by Criscione F. & Ponder W.F. [1]
Genera within Rissoidae include: [2] [3] [4]
Turbonillinae is a subfamily of mostly minute parasitic sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.
The Buccinidae are a very large and diverse taxonomic family of large sea snails, often known as whelks or true whelks.
Gibbula is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the subfamily Cantharidinae of the family Trochidae, the top snails.
The Nassariidae, Nassa mud snails (US), or dog whelks (UK) are a taxonomic family of small to medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the clade Neogastropoda.
Eulimidae is a family of very small parasitic sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Vanikoroidea.
Chrysallida is a speciose genus of minute sea snails, pyramidellid gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the family Pyramidellidae within the tribe Chrysallidini.
Notosetia is a genus of minute sea snails or micromolluscs, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Turbinidae.
Mangeliidae is a monophyletic family of small to medium-sized, predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Conoidea.
Mangelia is a large genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Mangeliidae.
Alvania is a genus of minute sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the family Rissoidae.
Cingula is a genus of minute sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the family Rissoidae.
Onoba is a genus of minute sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the family Rissoidae.
Pusillina is a genus of minute sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the family Rissoidae.
Rissoa is a genus of minute sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the family Rissoidae.
Setia is a genus of minute sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the family Rissoidae.
Turbonilla is a large genus of ectoparasitic sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.
Raphitomidae is a family of small to medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Conoidea.
Tritia is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks.
Haurakia is a genus of minute sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the family Rissoidae.
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