- Source: 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
Additionally there are two additional genera not placed in any subfamily:
Eulithidium Pilsbry, 1898
Hiloa Pilsbry, 1917