Hemisinidae
| Hemisinidae | |
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| Hemisinus brevis | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Cerithioidea |
| Family: | Hemisinidae P. Fischer & Crosse, 1891 |
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Hemisinidae is a
superfamily Cerithioidea.[1][2] They occur in freshwater and brackish environments[2] on all continents except Australia and Antarctica.[3]
Genera
There are five extant genera:[2]
- Aylacostoma Spix, 1827
- Cubaedomus Thiele, 1928
- Hemisinus Swainson, 1840
- Longiverena Pilsbry & Olsson, 1935
- Pachymelania E. A. Smith, 1893
There are also four genera only known from fossils:[2]
- † Axonella Pacaud, Lhomme & Renaud, 2021
- † Gantmelania Kowalke, 2001
- † Pyrgulifera Meek, 1871
- † Stephaniphera S. Schneider, Kollmann & Pickford, 2020
References
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- ^ a b c d Bieler R, Bouchet P, Gofas S, Marshall B, Rosenberg G, La Perna R, Neubauer TA, Sartori AF, Schneider S, Vos C, ter Poorten JJ, Taylor J, Dijkstra H, Finn J, Bank R, Neubert E, Moretzsohn F, Faber M, Houart R, Picton B, Garcia-Alvarez O, eds. (2023). "Hemisinidae P. Fischer & Crosse, 1891". MolluscaBase. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
- ^ "Hemisinidae". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 22 November 2023.