Cantharidinae
The Cantharidinae are a taxonomic subfamily of very small to large sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Trochidae, common name top snails.
Originally it was ranked as tribe of the Trochinae, according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi from 2005, but was elevated to the rank of subfamily following Williams et al.
General characteristics
The shell is subturreted, smooth, and polished; the aperture is sub-ovate and rather elongate; the whorls are laterally compressed; the pearly layer is greenish; and the axis is imperforate.Genera
Agagus Jousseaume, 1894- † Amonilea Cossmann, 1920
- † Anceps Kolesnikov, 1939 Calthalotia Iredale, 1929Cantharidoscops Galkin, 1955Cantharidus Montfort, 1810Clelandella Winckworth, 1932Gibbula Risso, 1826
- † Gibbuliculus Harzhauser, 2021 Iwakawatrochus Kuroda & Habe, 1954Jujubinus Monterosato, 1884Kanekotrochus Habe, 1958
- † Kishinewia Kolesnikov, 1935 Komaitrochus Kuroda & Iw. Taki, 1958
- † Lesperonia Tournouër, 1874 Micrelenchus Finlay, 1926Nanula Thiele, 1924Odontotrochus P. Fischer, 1880Oxystele Philippi, 1847Pagodatrochus Herbert, 1989
- † Paroxystele O. Schultz, 1970 Phasianotrochus P. Fischer, 1885
- † Phorculus Cossmann, 1888 Phorcus Risso, 1826Pictodiloma Habe, 1946Priotrochus P. Fischer, 1879Prothalotia Thiele, 1930Pseudotalopia Habe, 1961
- † Rollandiana Kolesnikov, 1939 Roseaplagis K. M. Donald & Spencer, 2016
- † Sarmatigibbula Sladkovskaya, 2017
- † Sinzowia Kolesnikov, 1935 †Steromphala Gray, 1847Thalotia Gray, 1847
- † Timisia Jekelius, 1944 Tosatrochus MacNeil, 1961