Rhizoridae Dell 1952

Rhizoridae 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 Rhizoridae include:

• Rhizorus Montfort, 1810
• Volvulella Newton, 1891

Genera brought into synonymy

• Paravolvulella Harry, 1967: synonym of Volvulella Newton, 1891
• Volvula A. Adams, 1850: synonym of Volvulella Newton, 1891

References

• Oskars T.R., Bouchet P. & Malaquias M.A. (2015). A new phylogeny of the Cephalaspidea (Gastropoda: Heterobranchia) based on expanded taxon sampling and gene markers. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 89: 130-150

Rhizoridae is een familie van weekdieren uit de klasse van de Gastropoda (slakken).

Geslachten

• Rhizorus Montfort, 1810
• Volvulella Newton, 1891