Retusidae Explained

Retusidae is a family of very small sea snails, barrel-bubble snails, marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusks. These are headshield slugs, in the superfamily Bulloidea.^[1]

Genera

Genera within the family Retusidae include:

• Pyrunculus Pilsbry, 1895
• Relichna Rudman, 1971
• Retusa T. Brown, 1827
• Sulcoretusa J.Q. Burch, 1945

Genera brought into synonymy:

• Coleophysis: synonym of Retusa T. Brown, 1827
• Cylichnina Monterosato, 1884: synonym of Retusa T. Brown, 1827
• Mamilloretusa F. Nordsieck, 1972 accepted as Retusa T. Brown, 1827
• Sao H. Adams & A. Adams, 1854 accepted as Pyrunculus Pilsbry, 1895
• Sulcularia Dall, 1921 accepted as Sulcoretusa J.Q. Burch, 1945
• Utriculus T. Brown, 1844 accepted as Retusa T. Brown, 1827

References

• Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979

External links

• Miocene Gastropods and Biostratigraphy of the Kern River Area, California; United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 642
• Serge GOFAS, Ángel A. LUQUE, Joan Daniel OLIVER, José TEMPLADO & Alberto SERRA (2021) - The Mollusca of Galicia Bank (NE Atlantic Ocean); European Journal of Taxonomy 785: 1–114

Notes and References

1. Bouchet, P. (2012). Retusidae. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=156 on 2012-08-19