Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Spiralia
Cladus: Lophotrochozoa
Phylum: Mollusca
Classis: Gastropoda
Subclassis: Caenogastropoda
Ordo: Littorinimorpha
Superfamilia: Truncatelloidea
Familia: Elachisinidae
Genera (3 + 4†): Dolicrossea – Elachisina – Laeviphitus – †Cirsope – †Entomope – †Lacunella – †Pseudocirsope
Name
Elachisinidae Ponder, 1985
References
Cunha, C.M., Santos, F.N. & Lima, S.F.B. 2016. New species of the genus Elachisina (Gastropoda: Elachisinidae) from northeastern Brazil. Zootaxa 4139(1): 131–134. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4139.1.9. Reference page.
Links
Elachisinidae in the World Register of Marine Species
Elachisinidae is a family of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the superfamily Truncatelloidea and the order Littorinimorpha.[1] [2]
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
References
Gofas, S. (2012). Elachisinidae. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=23035 on 2012-03-25
Bouchet, P.; Rocroi, J.-P. (2005). "Classification and Nomenclator of Gastropod Families". Malacologia. 47 (1–2).
Ponder, W. F. (1985). The anatomy and relationships of Elachisina Dall (Gastropoda Rissoacea. Journal of Molluscan Studies. 51(1): 23-34
Cunha & Santos & Lima, New species of the genus Elachisina (Gastropoda: Elachisinidae) from northeastern Brazil; Zootaxa 4139 (1) pp. 131–134, 2016
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