Kingdom Animalia Scientific name Phasianellidae Higher classification Archaeogastropoda | Superfamily Phasianelloidea Phylum Mollusca Rank Family | |
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Similar Gastropods, Tricolia, Molluscs, Phasianella, Planaxidae | ||
Phasianellidae common name the "pheasant shells" or "pheasant snails" is a family of small sea snails with calcareous opercula, marine gastropod mollusks in the clade Vetigastropoda (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005).
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2005 taxonomy
Phasianellidae is placed in the superfamily Turbinoidea according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005).
This family consists of three following subfamilies (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005):
2008 taxonomy
Phasianellidae (and Colloniidae) belong in the superfamily Phasianelloidea according to Williams et al. (2008).
Genera
Genera within the family Phasianellidae include:
Phasianellinae
Gabrieloninae
Tricoliinae
References
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