Plesiotrochidae is a family of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Sorbeoconcha.[1] According to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi (2005) the family Plesiotrochidae has no subfamilies.
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| Two shells of Plesiotrochus monachus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Campaniloidea |
| Family: | Plesiotrochidae Houbrick, 1990 |
Genera
editGenera within the family Plesiotrochidae include:
- Plesiotrochus P. Fischer, 1878
- Trochocerithium Sacco, 1897
- Genera brought into synonymy
- Hemicerithium Cossmann, 1893: synonym of Plesiotrochus Fischer, 1878
- Hypotrochus Cotton, 1932: synonym of Plesiotrochus Fischer, 1878
References
edit- ^ Bouchet, P. & Rocroi, J.-P. (2005). "Classification and Nomenclator of Gastropod Families". Malacologia. 47 (1–2).
- Houbrick R.S. 1990. Aspect of the anatomy of Plesiotrochus (Plesiotrochidae, fam. n.) and its systematic position in Cerithioidea (Prosobranchia Caenogastropoda). pp. 237–249, in: Wells F.E., Walker D.I., Kirkman H. & Letheridge R., eds., The marine fauna and flora of Albany. Volume 1. Perth, Western Australia Museum
- Healy J.M., 1993. Transfer of the gastropod family Plesiotrochidae to the Campaniloidea based on sperm ultrastructural evidence. Journal of Molluscan Studies 59, 135-146.
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