Phasianellidae
Phasianellidae, with the common name "pheasant shells" or "pheasant snails", is a family of small sea snails with calcareous opercula, marine gastropod mollusks in the subclass Vetigastropoda.
Taxonomy
The family Phasianellidae consists of three subfamilies:- Gabrieloninae Hickman & J.H. McLean, 1990
- * Gabrielona Iredale, 1917 - type genus of the subfamily Gabrieloninae
- Phasianellinae Swainson, 1840 - synonym: Eutropiinae Gray, 1871
- * Mimelenchus Iredale, 1924
- * Orthomesus Pilsbry, 1888
- * Phasianella Lamarck, 1804
- Tricoliinae Woodring, 1928
- * Tricolia Risso, 1826 - type genus of the subfamily Tricoliinae