Omalogyridae

{{Short description|Family of gastropods}}

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| taxon = Omalogyridae

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| image_caption = Retrotortina damara

| authority = G.O. Sars, 1878

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| subdivision_ranks = Genera

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Omalogyridae are a family of minute and microscopic sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs or micromolluscs in the informal group Lower Heterobranchia.Gofas, S. (2012). Omalogyridae. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1742 on 2012-08-31 Adult shells are usually smaller than 1 millimeter.

This family is poorly known and is tentatively placed in the unresolved infraclass "Lower Heterobranchia". Studies of this group are sketchy and miss or omit the basic information about taxonomy or distribution. Bieler R & Mikkelsen P. (1998), Ammonicera in Florida - Notes on the smallest living gastropod in the United States and comments on other species of Omalogyridae (Heterobranchia); The Nautilus, 111(1):1-12, 1998

Genera

Genera within the family Omalogyridae include:

; Genera brought into synonymy:

  • Ammonicerina O.G. Costa, 1861: synonym of Omalogyra Jeffreys, 1859
  • Helisalia Laseron, 1954: synonym of Omalogyra Jeffreys, 1859
  • Homalogyra Jeffreys, 1867: synonym of Omalogyra Jeffreys, 1859

References

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  • Bouchet, P., Rocroi, J.-P. (2005). Classification and nomenclator of gastropod families. Malacologia. 47(1-2): 1-397 {{ISBN|3-925919-72-4}}.