Plesiotrochidae Explained

Plesiotrochidae is a family of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Sorbeoconcha.^[1] According to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi (2005) the family Plesiotrochidae has no subfamilies.

Genera

Genera within the family Plesiotrochidae include:

• Plesiotrochus P. Fischer, 1878
• Trochocerithium Sacco, 1897

Genera brought into synonymy:

• Hemicerithium Cossmann, 1893: synonym of Plesiotrochus Fischer, 1878
• Hypotrochus Cotton, 1932: synonym of Plesiotrochus Fischer, 1878

References

• Houbrick R.S. 1990. Aspect of the anatomy of Plesiotrochus (Plesiotrochidae, fam. n.) and its systematic position in Cerithioidea (Prosobranchia Caenogastropoda). pp. 237–249, in: Wells F.E., Walker D.I., Kirkman H. & Letheridge R., eds., The marine fauna and flora of Albany. Volume 1. Perth, Western Australia Museum
• Healy J.M., 1993. Transfer of the gastropod family Plesiotrochidae to the Campaniloidea based on sperm ultrastructural evidence. Journal of Molluscan Studies 59, 135-146.

Notes and References

1. Bouchet, P. . Rocroi, J.-P. . amp . 2005 . Classification and Nomenclator of Gastropod Families . Malacologia . 47 . 1–2 .