Persiculinae
Persiculinae is a taxonomic subfamily of minute to small predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks. This subfamily includes several species which are micromollusks.
Taxonomy
The subfamily is sometimes placed in the family Cystiscidae, and is sometimes instead left in the family Marginellidae the margin snails. It is within the clade Neogastropoda.In 2019 this subfamily has been classified as a synonym of the subfamily Cystiscinae Stimpson, 1865
Shell description
The shell minute to large, white, uniformly colored, or patterned; spire immersed or low to tall; lip thickened, smooth or lirate; external varix present or absent; siphonal notch present or absent; weak to distinct posterior notch present; columella multiplicate with combined total of 3 to 13 plications plus parietal lirae; internal whorls cystiscid type.Description of soft parts
Animal with short to long tentacles, rarely absent; siphon short to long; eyes situated laterally on head slightly below the base of the tentacles; mantle usually not extending over external shell surface.Internal anatomy
Odontophoral cartilages separate; valve of Leiblein present, with or without bypass tube; esophageal caecum absent; gland of Leiblein short, small, emptying directly into posterior end of esophagus; paired salivary glands or tubular, attached to esophagus just anterior to the valve of Leiblein, ducts attached to walls of esophagus; single accessory salivary gland present, or tubular, anal gland absent.Genera
Persicula Schumacher, 1817Gibberula Swainson, 1840Canalispira Jousseaume, 1875Pachybathron Gaskoin, 1853;Genera brought into synonymy:Baroginella Laseron, 1957: synonym of Canalispira Jousseaume, 1875Diluculum Barnard, 1962: synonym of Gibberula Swainson, 1840Epiginella Laseron, 1957: synonym of Gibberula Swainson, 1840Granula Jousseaume, 1875: synonym of Gibberula Swainson, 1840Kogomea Habe, 1951: synonym of Gibberula Swainson, 1840Microcassis Paulmier, 1997: synonym of Pachybathron Gaskoin, 1853Osvaldoginella Espinosa & Ortea, 1997: synonym of Canalispira Jousseaume, 1875Phyloginella Laseron, 1957: synonym of Gibberula Swainson, 1840