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Family of gastropods From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Cerithiopsidae is a family of very small sea snails in the informal group Ptenoglossa. Members of this family are known as cerithiopsids.[1]
| Cerithiopsidae | |
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| A shell of Prolixodens whaaporum | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Clade: | Hypsogastropoda |
| Suborder: | Ptenoglossa |
| Superfamily: | Triphoroidea |
| Family: | Cerithiopsidae H. Adams & A. Adams, 1854 |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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These tiny snails have shells that are very high-spired and consist of multiple whorls.
The following subfamilies were recognized in the taxonomy of Bouchet & Rocroi (2005):
As of August 2020[update], the following genera are included in the family Cerithiopsidae:[1]
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