Hemisinidae

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Phylum:Mollusca
Superfamily:Cerithioidea
Hemisinidae
Temporal range: Tithonian (Late Jurassic)–recent 149.2–0 Ma[1]
Hemisinus brevis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Superfamily: Cerithioidea
Family: Hemisinidae
P. Fischer & Crosse, 1891
Synonyms
  • Aylacostomatinae Parodiz, 1969
  • Hemisininae P. Fischer & Crosse, 1891 (ranked as subfamily)
  • Pachymelaniidae Bandel & Kowalke, 1999

Hemisinidae is a family of snails in the superfamily Cerithioidea.[1][2] They occur in freshwater and brackish environments[2] on all continents except Australia and Antarctica.[3]

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