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Scaliolidae

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Scaliolidae, common name scaliolids,[1] is a family of small sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs or micromollusks in the superfamily Cerithioidea, the ceriths and their allies.[2]

Quick Facts Scientific classification, Diversity ...

Sand grains agglutinate to the teleoconch in the type genus Scaliola.[3]

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2005 taxonomy

According to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi (2005) the family Scaliolidae has no subfamilies and has Obtortionidae Thiele, 1925 and Finellidae Thile, 1929 as its synonyms.[2]

2006 taxonomy

Bandel (2006)[3] classified Scaliolidae within the superfamily Cerithioidea, but Obtortionidae at its own family level and Finellidae as a subfamily of Bittiidae.[3]

Genera

Genera within the family Scaliolidae include:

  • Finella A. Adams, 1860 - synonyms: Eufenella Kuroda & Habe, 1952; Fenella A. Adams, 1864; Obtortio Hedley, 1899
  • Scaliola A. Adams, 1860 - type genus of the family Scaliolidae

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