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Cantharidinae

{{Short description|Subfamily of gastropods}}

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|image = Phasianotrochus bellulus 002.jpg

|image_caption = Phasianotrochus bellulus

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|taxon = Cantharidinae

|authority = Gray, 1857

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|synonyms = Gibbulinae Stoliczka, 1868

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The Cantharidinae are a taxonomic subfamily of very small to large sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Trochidae, common name top snails.Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2011). Cantharidinae. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=382171 on 2011-03-15

Originally it was ranked as tribe of the Trochinae, according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi from 2005, but was elevated to the rank of subfamily following Williams et al.Williams S.T., Donald K.M., Spencer H.G. & Nakano T. (2010) Molecular systematics of the marine gastropod families Trochidae and Calliostomatidae (Mollusca: Superfamily Trochoidea). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 54:783-809

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Category:Trochidae

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