Benthobiidae Explained

The Benthobiidae is a taxonomic family of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the superfamily Olivoidea.^[1]

Genera

Genera within the family Benthobiidae include:^[2]

• Benthobia Dall, 1889
• Fusulculus Bouchet & Vermeij, 1998

Genera brought into synonymy:

• Nux Barnard, 1960: synonym of Benthobia Dall, 1889

External links

• Kantor Yu.I., Fedosov A.E., Puillandre N., Bonillo C. & Bouchet P. (2017). Returning to the roots: morphology, molecular phylogeny and classification of the Olivoidea (Gastropoda: Neogastropoda). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 180(3): 493-541

Notes and References

1. Bouchet. Philippe. Rocroi. Jean-Pierre. Hausdorf. Bernhard. Kaim. Andrzej. Kano. Yasunori. Nützel. Alexander. Parkhaev. Pavel. Schrödl. Michael. Strong. Ellen E.. 2017. Revised Classification, Nomenclator and Typification of Gastropod and Monoplacophoran Families. Malacologia. en-US. 61. 1-2. 352. 10.4002/040.061.0201. 0076-2997.
2. Web site: WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Benthobiidae Kantor, Fedosov, Puillandre, Bonillo & Bouchet, 2017. www.marinespecies.org. en. 2018-10-09.