Rhizoridae

Rhizoridae is a family of very small sea snails, barrel-bubble snails, marine opisthobranch gastropod molluscs. These are headshield slugs, in the superfamily Bulloidea.

Genera

Genera within the family Rhizoridae include:

• Rhizorus <small>Montfort, 1810</small>
• Volvulella <small>Newton, 1891</small>

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

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

External links

• Miocene Gastropods and Biostratigraphy of the Kern River Area, California; United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 642