Retusidae Thiele 1925

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 ISBN 0-00-216906-1

Numerous shells of Retusa leptoeneilema