Elachisinidae

{{Short description|Family of gastropods}}

{{Automatic taxobox

|taxon = Elachisinidae

|image = Elachisina canarica (MNHN-IM-2000-31065).jpeg

|image_caption = Shell of Elachisina canarica

|authority = W.F. Ponder, 1985

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Elachisinidae is a family of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the superfamily Truncatelloidea and the order Littorinimorpha.Gofas, S. (2012). Elachisinidae. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=23035 on 2012-03-25

{{cite journal

|author1=Bouchet, P. |author2=Rocroi, J.-P.

| year = 2005

| title = Classification and Nomenclator of Gastropod Families

| journal = Malacologia

| volume =47

| issue = 1–2

| pages =

| doi =

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Taxonomy

Genera within the family Elachisinidae include:

;Genera brought into synonymy:

  • Microdochus Rehder, 1943: synonym of Elachisina Dall, 1918

References

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  • Ponder, W. F. (1985). The anatomy and relationships of Elachisina Dall (Gastropoda Rissoacea. Journal of Molluscan Studies. 51(1): 23-34
  • Cunha & Santos & Lima, New species of the genus Elachisina (Gastropoda: Elachisinidae) from northeastern Brazil; Zootaxa 4139 (1) pp. 131–134, 2016