Retusidae
Family of gastropods
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Retusidae is a family of very small sea snails, barrel-bubble snails, marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusks. These are headshield slugs, in the superfamily Bulloidea.[1]
| Retusidae | |
|---|---|
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| Live Retusa sp. | |
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| A shell of Retusa obtusa | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subterclass: | Tectipleura |
| Order: | Cephalaspidea |
| Superfamily: | Bulloidea |
| Family: | Retusidae Thiele, 1925 |
| Type species | |
| Bulla obtusa Montagu, 1803 | |
Genera
Genera within the family Retusidae include:
- Pyrunculus Pilsbry, 1895
- Relichna Rudman, 1971
- Retusa T. Brown, 1827
- Sulcoretusa J.Q. Burch, 1945
- Genera brought into synonymy
- Coleophysis: synonym of Retusa T. Brown, 1827
- Cylichnina Monterosato, 1884: synonym of Retusa T. Brown, 1827
- Mamilloretusa F. Nordsieck, 1972 accepted as Retusa T. Brown, 1827
- Sao H. Adams & A. Adams, 1854 accepted as Pyrunculus Pilsbry, 1895
- Sulcularia Dall, 1921 accepted as Sulcoretusa J.Q. Burch, 1945
- Utriculus T. Brown, 1844 accepted as Retusa T. Brown, 1827
