Omalogyridae

Omalogyridae are a family of minute and microscopic sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs or micromolluscs in the informal group Lower Heterobranchia.[1] Adult shells are usually smaller than 1 millimeter.

Omalogyridae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Infraclass: Lower Heterobranchia
Superfamily: Omalogyroidea
Family: Omalogyridae
G.O. Sars, 1878
Genera

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This family is poorly known and is tentatively placed in the unresolved infraclass "Lower Heterobranchia". Studies of this group are sketchy and miss or omit the basic information about taxonomy or distribution. [2]

Genera

Genera within the family Omalogyridae include:

Genera brought into synonymy
  • Ammonicerina O.G. Costa, 1861: synonym of Omalogyra Jeffreys, 1859
  • Helisalia Laseron, 1954: synonym of Omalogyra Jeffreys, 1859
  • Homalogyra Jeffreys, 1867: synonym of Omalogyra Jeffreys, 1859

References
  1. Gofas, S. (2012). Omalogyridae. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1742 on 2012-08-31
  2. Bieler R & Mikkelsen P. (1998), Ammonicera in Florida - Notes on the smallest living gastropod in the United States and comments on other species of Omalogyridae (Heterobranchia); The Nautilus, 111(1):1-12, 1998
  • Bouchet, P., Rocroi, J.-P. (2005). Classification and nomenclator of gastropod families. Malacologia. 47(1-2): 1-397 ISBN 3-925919-72-4.
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