Orbitestellidae
Family of gastropods
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Orbitestellidae are a family of minuscule sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs or micromolluscs in the infraclassis Lower Heterobranchia.[1]
| Orbitestellidae | |
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| Shell of Absonus primus (holotype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Infraclass: | "Lower Heterobranchia" |
| Superfamily: | Orbitestelloidea |
| Family: | Orbitestellidae Iredale, 1917 |
| Genera | |
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Microdisculidae Iredale & McMichael, 1962 (n.a.) | |
Genera
Genera within the family Orbitestellidae include:[1]
- Absonus Rubio & Rolán, 2021
- Boschitestella Moolenbeek, 1994
- † Kaiwarella Bandel, Gründel & P. A. Maxwell, 2000
- Lurifax Warén & Bouchet, 2001
- Microdiscula Thiele, 1912
- Orbitestella Iredale, 1917
- Patagorbitestella Di Luca, Griffin & Pastorino, 2023
