Class: GASTROPODA
[Cuvier, 1797]

2. Subclass: ORTHOGASTROPODA Ponder & Lindberg, 1996
[= PROSOBRANCHIA Milne Edwards, 1848 p.p. + OPISTHOBRANCHIA; = AZYGOBRANCHIA Spengel, 1881 p.p.]

  1. SuperOrder: Vetigastropoda: Salvini-Pläwen, 1980
( 1 of 5 superorders)
  SuperFamily: Fissurelloidea (Keyhole limpets)
   

Family: Clypeosectidae (from hydrothermal vents)

 

Genus: Pseudorimula, Clypeosectus

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Clypeosectus
Family: Fissurellidae
  SubFamily: Diodorinae
 

Genus: Diodora

Diadora italica
(Defrance, 1820)

40 mm.
Tiscali
SubFamily: Emarginulinae
 

Genus: Emarginula, Scutus, Rimula, Puncturella, Hemitoma, Tugali, Clypidina, Zeidora, Emarginella, Montfortula, Rixa

Emarginula amitana
(Iredale, T., 1925)
10 mm
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Scutus (Scutus) antipodes
(Montfort, D. de, 1810)
25 - 125 mm
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Rimula exquisita
Adams, A., 1853
11 mm
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Puncturella pelex
(Adams, A., 1860)
6 mm
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Hemitoma (Montfortista) panhi
(Quoy, J.R.C. & J.P. Gaimard, 1834)
to 15 mm
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Tugali elegans
Gray, J.E. in Dieffenbach, 1843
18 mm
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Clypidina rugosa
(
Quoy & Gaimard, 1834)
25 mm
Kwansei
Zeidora legrandi
Tate, R., 1894
10 mm
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Montfortula rugosa
(Quoy, J.R.C. & J.P. Gaimard, 1834)
15 - 25 mm
Kwansei
Rixa watsoni
   

 

SubFamily: Fissurellinae
 

Genus: Fissurella, Macroschisma, Amblychilepas, Lucapinella, Cosmetalepas, Medusafissurella, Dendrofissurella

Fissurella (Fissurella) maxima
(Sowerby, G.B. I, 1835)
120 mm.
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Macroschisma sinense (A.Adams,1851)
22 mm
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Amblychilepas scutella
(Gmelin, J.F., 1791)
18 mm
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Cosmetalepas concatenatus
(Crosse, H. & Fischer, 1864)
22 mm
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Lucapinella henseli
(Martens, E.C. von, 1900)
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Medusafissurella dubia
(Reeve, L.A., 1849)
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Dendrofissurella scutellum (Gmelin, 1791)
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      SuperFamily: Scissurelloidea
Scissurellidae live both in shallow, even intertidal, habitats and in very deep waters, down to 2000 m or more. The most important recognising feature of the Scissurellid shell is the slit in the lip, or hole behind the lip, and the selenizone, a groove which is the result of the hole or slit being filled up when the shell grows.
Capricornica.com
  Family: Scissurellidae
"Scissurellidae live both in shallow, even intertidal, habitats and in very deep waters, down to 2000 m or more. McLean (1989) describes Scissurellids from hydrothermal vents, although those are very different from those we most likely get to see. Probably due to their very small size and thin shells, Scissurellids are not common in beach drift, and the deep water species will of course never be found there. Many scissurellid species appear to have large distribution ranges, especially those from the Indo-Pacific. They live from tropical to subantarctic waters (Namunami and Okutani, 1990) ..." Capricornica.com
  SubFamily: Anatominae
 

Genus: Anatoma

Anatoma crispata
(Fleming, C.A., 1828)
1 - 4 mm
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SubFamily: Scissurellinae
 

Genus: Scissurella, Incisura. Sinezona, Sukashitrochus

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Scissurella costata
(d'Orbigny, 1824)
0.5 mm.
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Incisura
Sinezona sp. ‘Tasmania'

Capricornica
Sukashitrochus carinatus
(Adams, A., 1862) 1.5 mm
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SubFamily: Larocheinae
 

Genus: Larochea , Larocheopsis, Trogloconcha


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Larocheopsis
Trogloconcha

      SuperFamily: Haliotoidea (abalone) Abalone are primitive molluscs bearing a shell that is rounded or oval with a large dome towards one end. The shell has a row of respiratory pores. The muscular foot has strong suction power permitting the abalone to clamp tightly to rocky surfaces. They are strict vegetarians feeding primarily on sessile macro-algae, kelp and plankton.
  Family: Haliotidae (Abalones)
"Abalones attach to rocky surfaces with extremely strong suction applied at their foot. Their ventilating stream enters just above the foot, and rather than a slit arrangement for the exiting waste stream, they use several of the most recent holes along the edge of the shell (the remaining holes are usually plugged). Abalones have rather elaborate secondary gill structures all along the upper edge of the foot, as shown in the live mollusc picture below. They feed exclusively on green algae. Highly prized as food, they are today scarce from over-harvesting...."
Archerd Collection
 
   

Genus: Haliotis

Haliotis rufescens
(Swainson, 1822)
120 mm.
ABMAP

      SuperFamily: Pleurotomarioidea (Slit shells) Slit Shells, are an ancient group of molluscs characterized by their long, narrow notch, or slit, and their trochoid shape. With a mainly tropical and subtropical world wide distribution, all of the known species inhabit very deep water beyond the continental shelf
  Family: Pleurotomariidae
   

Genus:Entemnotrochus, Perotrochus, Mikadotrochus, Bayerotrochus

Entemnotrochus rumphii
(Schepman, M.M., 1879)
137 mm
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Perotrochus hirasei
(Pilsbry,1903)
63 mm.
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Mikadotrochus salmianus
(Rolle, 1899)
78 mm
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Bayerotrochus westralis
(Whitehead, T., 1987)
120 mm
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      SuperFamily: Seguenzioidea
  Family: Seguenziidae
  SubFamily: Unplaced
 

Genus: Rotellenzia


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Rotellenzia
SubFamily: Asthelysinae
 

Genus: Anxietas, Asthelys, Eratasthelys


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Anxietas
Asthelys
Eratasthelys
SubFamily: Seguenziinae
 

Genus: Fluxinellini, Seguenziini

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Fluxinellini
Seguenzia hosyu
(Habe, 1953)
3 mm.
Kwansei

      SuperFamily: (deep sea limpets)
Primitive Gastropodas, which are specialized to biogenic substrates (wood, bone, carapax of crabs, jaws of squid, rhizomes of sea grass). In particular the alimentary tract is often remarkably modified, and there are various endosymbiotic relationships with bacteria.
  Family: Lepetellidae
   

Genus: Lepetella , Tectisumen

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Lepetella laterecompressa
(Rayneval, de & Ponzi, 1854)
2 mm
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Tectisumen
Family: Cocculinellidae
(deep sea limpets)
   

Genus: Cocculinella

Cocculina japonica
(Dall, 1907 )
8 mm.
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Family: Choristellidae (Deep sea limpets)
   

Genus: Choristella, Bichoristes

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Choristella
Bichoristes
Family: Pseudococculinidae (Abyssal depths [trench] limpets)
   

Genus: Pseudococculina, Notocrater, Kurilabyssia


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Pseudococculina
Notocrater
Kurilabyssia

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Family: Osteopeltidae (This family of deep sea limpets feed on bones such as whale carcasses! )
   

Genus: Osteopelta

Osteopelta praeceps
(Marshall, B.A., 1994)
8 mm.
Family: Pyropeltidae
   

Genus: Pyropelta


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Pyropelta

 


      SuperFamily: Trochoidea
  Family: Pendromidae
   

Genus: Pendroma, Rugulina


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Pendroma
Rugulina
Family: Trochidae (Top Shells)
"The top shell family is very large, with hundreds of species and many genera. Most show an iridescent interior, numerous whorls, and a horny operculum. Varying shell characteristics have led to specification of several distinctive subfamilies....top shell molluscs are primitive grazers that feed by rasping algae and small detritus off rocky surfaces.... " Archerd Collection
  SubFamily: Unplaced
 

Genus: Osilinus, Omphalius, Thaliota, Lischkeia, Infundibulops, Roya, Suchium, Zethalia, Ginebis, Ilanga, Iheyaspira

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Osilinus lineatus
(Syn: Monodonta lineata)
(da Costa,1778)
25 mm.
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Omphalius nigerrimus
(Gmelin, 1791)
15 mm
Kwansei
Thaliota ocellata
(Syn. Alcyna ocellata)
Lischkeia crumpii
(Pilsbry, H.A., 1893)
25 mm
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Infundibulops erythraeus
(Brocchi, 1821)
50 mm
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Roya
Suchium Umbonium costatum
(Lesson, RP, 1831)
25 mm
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Zethalia
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Ginebis argenteonitens convexiusculus
(Yokoyama, M., 1920)
50 mm
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Ilanga
Iheyaspira
 
SubFamily: Trochinae
 

Genus: Trochini, Gibbulini, Cantharidini


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Trochini
Gibbulini
Cantharidini
SubFamily: Stomatellinae
 

Genus: Stomatia, Stomatella, Broderipia, Microtis, Synaptocochlea, Pseudostomatella, Stomatolina

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Stomatia phymotis
Helbling, G.S., 1779
30 mm
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Stomatella impertusa
(Burrow, 1815)
24 mm.
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Broderipia
Microtis
 
Synaptocochlea picta
(Orbigny, A.D. d', 1848)
4 - 7 mm
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Pseudostomatella papyracea
(Gmelin, J.F., 1791)
30 mm
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Stomatolina angulata
(Adams, A., 1850)
15 mm
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SubFamily: Umboniinae (Button top shells)
  Unplaced: Lirularia
Umboniini
 

Genus:Umbonium

Umbonium vestiarium
(Linnaeus, C., 1758)
10 - 12 mm
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Bankiviini
 

Genus: Bankivia, Leiopyrga

Bankivia fasciata
(Menke, 1830)
to 23 mm
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Leiopyrga cingulata

(A. Adams, 1863)
to 7 mm
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Monileini:
 

Genus: Monilea, Camitia, Ethalia, Isanda, Rossiteria, Ethaliella, Talopena, Ethminolia, Conotalopia, Parminolia, Vanitrochus

Monilea callifera
(Lamarck, 1822)
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Camitia rotellina
(Gould, 1849)
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Ethalia carneolata
(Melvill, J.C., 1897 )
13 mm
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Isanda coronata
(Adams, A., 1854)
5 - 10 mm
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Rossiteria nucleus
(Philippi, 1850)
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Bigai
Ethaliella floccata
(Sowerby,1903)
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Talopena gloriola
(Iredale, 1929)
to 8 mm
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Ethminolia probabilis
( Iredale, 1924)
to 5 mm
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Conotalopia sematensis (Oyama, 1942 )
Kwansei
Parminolia
Vanitrochus
 

 

SubFamily: Margaritinae
  Unplaced
  Genus: Bathybembix
Bathybembix argenteonitens
(Lischke, 1872)
55 mm
Bigai
Margaritini
 

Genus: Margarites

Margarites bairdii
(Dall, W.H., 1889)
40 mm.
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Kaiparathinini
  Genus: Kaiparathina

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Kaiparathina
SubFamily: Eucyclinae
 

Genus: Chilodontini, Calliotropini


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Calliotropini
Calliotropis (Calliotropis) eucheloides
(Marshall, B.A., 1979)
10 mm

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SubFamily: Calliostomatinae

 

Genus: Calliostoma, Astele, Laetifautor, Bathyfautor, Dactylastele, Selastele, Fautricini

Calliostoma akoya
Kuroda & Ikeba, 1942
17 mm.
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Astele armillatum

(Wood, 1828)
38 mm
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Laetifautor elegans
(Habe, 1960 )
5 mm
Kwansei
Selastele onustum
(Odhner, N.H.J., 1924)
7 mm
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Bathyfautor
Dactylastele
Fautricini
 
SubFamily: Solariellinae
 

Genus: Solariella, Minolia, Bathymophila, Spectamen, Zetela, Archiminolia, Minolops, Pagodatrochus, Pseudominolia

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Solariella carvalhoi
Lopez, Al S.J. & P. Cardoso, 1958
5 - 7 mm
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Minolia punctata
(Adams, A., 1860)
10 mm
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Bathymophila
Spectamen bellulus
(Angas, G.F., 1869) to 9 mm
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Zetela
 
Archiminolia oleacea
(Hedley, C. & W.F. Petterd, 1906)
to 18 mm
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Minolops arata
(Hedley, C., 1903)
to 12 mm
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Pagodatrochus variabilis (H.Adams, 1873)
to 3 mm
Bigai
Pseudominolia gradata
(Sowerby, G.B. III, 1895)
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SubFamily: Halistylinae
 

Genus: Charisma, Botelloides

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Charisma compacta
(Hedley, 1915)
3 mm.
SeaShellsofNSW
Botelloides

 

SubFamily: Tegulinae
 

Genus:Tegula

Tegula pellisserpentis
(Wood, W., 1828)
15 - 45 mm
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SubFamily: Cataeginae
 

Genus: Cataegis

Cataegis meroglypta
(McLean, J.H., 1987)
19 mm.
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SubFamily: Thysanodontinae
 

Genus: Carinastele, Thysanodonta, Herbertina

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Carinastele kristelleae
(Marshall, B.A., 1988)
mm.
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Thysanodonta
Herbertina
Family: Turbinidae
  SubFamily: Angariinae
 

Genus: Angaria

   
Angaria delphinulus aculeata
(Reeve, L.A., 1842)
30 - 50 mm
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SubFamily: Colloniinae
 

Genus: Homalopoma, Argalista, Collonista, Bothropoma, Leptocollonia, Parisanda

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Homalopoma amussitatum
(Gould, A.A., 1861)
16 mm
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Argalista
Collonista amakusaensis
(Habe, T., 1960)
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Bothropoma
Leptocollonia
Parisanda
SubFamily: Gabrieloninae
 

Genus: Gabrielona


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Gabrielona

 

SubFamily: Liotiinae
 

Genus: Liotia, Arene, Liotina, Pseudoliotina, Munditia, Dentarene, Austroliotia, Liotinaria, Circumstella, Bathyliotina

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Liotia echinacantha
(Melvill, J.C. & R. Standen, 1903 )
8 mm

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Arene boucheti
(Leal, J.H.N.) 1991 to 6 mm
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Liotina peronii
(Kiener, L.C., 1839)
16 mm.
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Pseudoliotina
Munditia
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Dentarene sarcina
Iredale, T., 1929
10 - 13 mm
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Austroliotia australis
(Kiener, L.C., 1839)
10 mm
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Liotinaria
Circumstella
Bathyliotina glassi
(McLean, J.H., 1988)
15 mm
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SubFamily: Phasianellinae
 

Genus: Phasianella

Phasianella australis
(Gmelin, J.F., 1791)
50 - 100 mm.
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SubFamily: Tricoliinae
 

Genus: Tricolia

Tricolia speciosa
(Mühlfeld, M. von, 1824)
10 - 13 mm.
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SubFamily: Turbininae
 

Genus: Turbo, Astraea, Astralium, Bolma, Guildfordia, Pomaulax

Turbo petholatus
(Linnaeus, C., 1758)
30 - 85 mm
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Astraea babelis
(Fischer, 1874)
21 mm
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Astralium phoebium
(Röding, P.F., 1798)
20 - 78 mm
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Bolma (Harisazaea) girgyllus
(Reeve, L.A., 1861)
50 mm.
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Guildfordia
Guildfordia aculeatus
(Kosuge, S., 1979)
40 - 50 mm
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Pomaulax japonicus
(Dunker, R.W., 1844)
80 mm
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SubFamily: Homalopomatinae
 

Genus: Phanerolepida, Thermocollonia


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Phanerolepida
Thermocollonia
SubFamily: Unplaced
 

Genus: Cantrainea

Cantrainea macleani
( Warén & Bouchet, 1993)
17 mm.
JaxShells
Family: Skeneidae
   

Genus: Cyclostrema, Daronia, Tubiola, Crossea, Putilla, Leucorhynchia, Cirsonella, Brookula, Microdiscula, Liotella, Lissotesta, Zalipais, Lophocochlias, Lodderena, Chunula, Partubiola, yclostremiscus, Eudaronia, Liocarinia, Rotostoma, Callodix, Helisalia, Microcarina, Munditiella, Tholostoma, Xyleptogyra, Bathyxylophila, Bruceiella, Ventsia

Cyclostrema cancellatum
Marryat, 1818
12 mm.
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Crosseola concinna
(Angas, G.F., 1867)
3 mm
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Leucorhynchia crossei (Tryon, 1888)
3 mm.
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Cirsonella romettensis (Seguenza G.,1873) 2mm
Alboran Shells
Lodderena minima
(Tenison Woods, 1876)
1.8 mm.
Capricornica

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Daronia
Tubiola
Putilla
Brookula
Microdiscula
Liotella
Lissotesta
Zalipais
Lophocochlias
Chunula
Partubiola
yclostremiscus
Eudaronia
Liocarinia
Rotostoma
Callodix
Helisalia
Microcarina
Munditiella
Tholostoma
Xyleptogyra
Bathyxylophila
Bruceiella
Ventsia
 
Family: Trochaclididae
   

Genus: Trochaclis, Acremodonta, Acremodontina, Austrotrochaclis

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Austrotrochaclis

      SuperFamily: Neomphaloidea
  Family: Neomphalidae from Hydrothermal Vents and Seeps
   

Genus: Symmetromphalus, Retiskenea

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(McLean, J.H., 1991)
8 mm
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Retiskenea

      SuperFamily: Lepetodriloidea
  Family: Lepetodrilidae from Hydrothermal Vents and Seeps
   

Genus: Lepetodrilus

Lepetodrilus fucensis
(McLean, J.H., 1988)
10 mm
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