Pseudococculinidae

Pseudococculinidae is a family of small sea snails or false limpets, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Lepetelloidea (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005).^[2]

Pseudococculinidae
Pseudococculina granulata shell drawing
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Vetigastropoda
Order:	Lepetellida
Superfamily:	Lepetelloidea
Family:	Pseudococculinidae Hickman CS, 1983 [1]

This family has no subfamilies. The species in this family are hermaphroditic. They can be found from sublittoral to hadal depths.

Description

The shells are small (less than 6 mm), thin and translucent. The protoconch shows a long, narrow apical fold. Its microscopic sculpture is smooth with fine threads. The asymmetrical radula shows a broad, rachidian tooth that lacks a cusp, four inner lateral teeth, a large pluricuspid tooth, and numerous marginal teeth.

Soft body: the right tentacle is generally modified into a copulatory organ.^[3]

Genera

Genera in the family Pseudococculinidae include:

• Amphiplica Haszprunar, 1988
• Bandabyssia Moskalev, 1976
• Copulabyssia Haszprunar, 1988^[4]
• Kaiparapelta B.A. Marshall, 1986
• Kurilabyssia Moskalev, 1976
• Mesopelex B.A. Marshall, 1986
• Notocrater Finlay, 1926
• Pseudococculina Schepman, 1908
• Punctabyssia McLean, 1991
• Tentaoculus Moskalev, 1976
• Yaquinabyssia Haszprunar, 1988

Synonyms

• Subfamily Caymanabyssiinae B. A. Marshall, 1986 Caymanabyssiidae B. A. Marshall, 1986 (original rank)
• Punctolepeta Habe, 1958 Notocrater Finlay, 1926