:Rissoellidae
{{Short description|Family of gastropods}}
{{Automatic taxobox
| image = Rissoella opalina.png
| image_caption = Live Rissoella opalina
| display_parents = 3
| parent_authority = Gray, 1850
| taxon = Rissoellidae
| authority = Gray, 1850
| synonyms =
- Heterophrosynidae W. Clark, 1855 (n.a.)
- Jeffreysiidae H. Adams & A. Adams, 1852
}}
Rissoellidae are a family of small sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the subclass Heterobranchia.
Rissoellidae is the only family within the superfamily Rissoelloidea in the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005.{{Bouchet 2005}}
Genera
Genera within the family Rissoellidae include:
- Cythnia Carpenter, 1864Bouchet, P. (2015). Cythnia Carpenter, 1864. In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=565658 on 2017-05-24
- Rissoella Gray, 1847 - synonyms: Heterorissoa Iredale, 1912; Jeffreysia Alder [in Forbes & Hanley], 1850
References
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External links
- Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 {{ISBN|0-00-216906-1}}
- [http://zipcodezoo.com/Key/Rissoellidae_Family.asp ZipCodeZoo]
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