Cantharidinae

The Cantharidinae are a taxonomic subfamily of very small to large sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Trochidae, common name top snails.^[1]

Cantharidinae
Phasianotrochus bellulus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Vetigastropoda
Order:	Trochida
Superfamily:	Trochoidea
Family:	Trochidae
Subfamily:	Cantharidinae Gray, 1857
Synonyms
Gibbulinae Stoliczka, 1868

Originally it was ranked as tribe of the Trochinae, according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi from 2005, but was elevated to the rank of subfamily following Williams et al.^[2]

Genera

• Agagus Jousseaume, 1894
• † Amonilea Cossmann, 1920
• † Anceps Kolesnikov, 1939
• Calthalotia Iredale, 1929
• Cantharidoscops Galkin, 1955
• Cantharidus Montfort, 1810
• Clelandella Winckworth, 1932
• Gibbula Risso, 1826
• † Gibbuliculus Harzhauser, 2021
• Iwakawatrochus Kuroda & Habe, 1954
• Jujubinus Monterosato, 1884
• Kanekotrochus Habe, 1958
• † Kishinewia Kolesnikov, 1935
• Komaitrochus Kuroda & Iw. Taki, 1958
• † Lesperonia Tournouër, 1874
• Micrelenchus Finlay, 1926
• Nanula Thiele, 1924
• Odontotrochus P. Fischer, 1880
• Oxystele Philippi, 1847
• Pagodatrochus Herbert, 1989
• † Paroxystele O. Schultz, 1970
• Phasianotrochus P. Fischer, 1885
• † Phorculus Cossmann, 1888
• Phorcus Risso, 1826
• Pictodiloma Habe, 1946
• Priotrochus P. Fischer, 1879
• Prothalotia Thiele, 1930
• Pseudotalopia Habe, 1961
• † Rollandiana Kolesnikov, 1939
• Roseaplagis K. M. Donald & Spencer, 2016
• † Sarmatigibbula Sladkovskaya, 2017
• † Sinzowia Kolesnikov, 1935 †
• Steromphala Gray, 1847
• Thalotia Gray, 1847
• † Timisia Jekelius, 1944
• Tosatrochus MacNeil, 1961

Genera brought into synonymy

• Aphanotrochus Martens, 1880: synonym of Priotrochus P. Fischer, 1879
• Elenchus Swainson, 1840: synonym of Cantharidus Montfort, 1810
• Korenia Friele, 1877: synonym of Gibbula Risso, 1826
• Limax Martyn, 1784: synonym of Cantharidus Montfort, 1810
• Mawhero Marshall, 1998 synonym of Cantharidus Montfort, 1810
• Osilinus Philippi, 1847: synonym of Phorcus Risso, 1826
• Plumbelenchus Finlay, 1926: synonym of Cantharidus Montfort, 1810
• Scrobiculinus Monterosato, 1889: synonym of Gibbula Risso, 1826
• Steromphala Gray, 1847: synonym of Gibbula Risso, 1826
• Strigosella Sacco, 1896: synonym of Scrobiculinus Monterosato, 1889
• Trochinella Iredale, 1937: synonym of Calliotrochus P. Fischer, 1879
• Trochocochlea Mörch, 1852: synonym of Phorcus Risso, 1826