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.[1]

Phasianellidae
Phasianella variegata
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Phasianellidae
Swainson, 1840

Taxonomy

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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
  • Tricoliinae Woodring, 1928

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

References

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  1. ^ a b "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Phasianellidae Swainson, 1840". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2022-11-21.