Velainellidae
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| Velainellidae | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Trochida |
| Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
| Family: | †Velainellidae Vasseur, 1880 |
| Genera | |
Velainellidae is a very small taxonomic family of fossil sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Trochoidea, the top snails, turban snails and their allies.
Description
Velainella has a long, narrow, almost straight-side shell with a smooth-lipped oval aperture.