Phasianellidae Explained

Phasianellidae, with the common name "pheasant shells" or "pheasant snails", is a family of small sea snails with calcareous opercula, marine gastropod mollusks in the subclass Vetigastropoda.

Taxonomy

The family Phasianellidae consists of three subfamilies:^[1]

• Gabrieloninae Hickman & J.H. McLean, 1990
  • Gabrielona Iredale, 1917 - type genus of the subfamily Gabrieloninae
• Phasianellinae Swainson, 1840 - synonym: Eutropiinae Gray, 1871
  • Mimelenchus Iredale, 1924
  • Orthomesus Pilsbry, 1888
  • Phasianella Lamarck, 1804
• Tricoliinae Woodring, 1928
  • Tricolia Risso, 1826 - type genus of the subfamily Tricoliinae

Additionally there are two additional genera not placed in any subfamily:

• Eulithidium Pilsbry, 1898
• Hiloa Pilsbry, 1917

Notes and References

1. Web site: WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Phasianellidae Swainson, 1840 . 2022-11-21 . www.marinespecies.org.