Retusidae

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Kingdom Animalia Superfamily Bulloidea Phylum Mollusca		Class Gastropoda Scientific name Retusidae Rank Family

Similar Retusa, Acteonidae, Cylichna, Bulla, Cephalaspidea

Retusidae is a family of very small sea snails, barrel-bubble snails, marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusks. These are headshield slugs, in the superfamily Bulloidea.

Genera

Genera within the family Retusidae include:

Pyrunculus Pilsbry, 1895

Relichna Rudman, 1971

Retusa T. Brown, 1827

Sulcoretusa J.Q. Burch, 1945

Genera brought into synonymy

Coleophysis: synonym of Retusa T. Brown, 1827

Cylichnina Monterosato, 1884: synonym of Retusa T. Brown, 1827

Mamilloretusa F. Nordsieck, 1972 accepted as Retusa T. Brown, 1827

Sao H. Adams & A. Adams, 1854 accepted as Pyrunculus Pilsbry, 1895

Sulcularia Dall, 1921 accepted as Sulcoretusa J.Q. Burch, 1945

Utriculus T. Brown, 1844 accepted as Retusa T. Brown, 1827

References

Retusidae Wikipedia

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