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Family of gastropods From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Hemisinidae is a family of snails in the superfamily Cerithioidea.[1][2] They occur in freshwater and brackish environments[2] on all continents except Australia and Antarctica.[3]
Hemisinidae Temporal range: Tithonian (Late Jurassic)–recent | |
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Hemisinus brevis | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Superfamily: | Cerithioidea |
Family: | Hemisinidae P. Fischer & Crosse, 1891 |
Synonyms | |
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There are five extant genera:[2]
There are also four genera only known from fossils:[2]
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