Elachisinidae
Family of gastropods
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Elachisinidae is a family of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the superfamily Truncatelloidea and the order Littorinimorpha.[1] [2]
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| Elachisinidae | |
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| Shell of Elachisina canarica | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Superfamily: | Truncatelloidea |
| Family: | Elachisinidae W.F. Ponder, 1985 |
Taxonomy
Genera within the family Elachisinidae include:
- † Cirsope Cossmann, 1888
- Dolicrossea Iredale, 1924
- Elachisina Dall, 1918
- † Entomope Cossmann, 1888
- † Lacunella Deshayes, 1861
- Laeviphitus van Aartsen, Bogi & Giusti, 1989
- Laeviphitus verduini van Aartsen, Bogi & Giusti, 1989
- Ponderinella B. A. Marshall, 1988
- † Pseudocirsope O. Boettger, 1907
- Genera brought into synonymy
- Microdochus Rehder, 1943: synonym of Elachisina Dall, 1918
