Elachisina is a genus of small sea snails in the family Elachisinidae.[1]

Elachisina
Shell of Elachisina canarica (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Truncatelloidea
Family: Elachisinidae
Genus: Elachisina
Dall, 1918
Type species
Elachisina grippi Dall, 1918
Synonyms

Microdochus Rehder, 1943

Species edit

Species brought into synonymy
  • Elachsina versiliensis Warén, Carrozza & Rocchini, 1990: synonym of Laeviphitus verduini van Aartsen, Bogi & Giusti, 1989
  • Elachisina ziczac H. Fukuda & Ekawa, 1997: synonym of Nozeba ziczac (H. Fukuda & Ekawa, 1997) (original combination)

References edit

  1. ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Elachisina Dall, 1918. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137921 on 2020-10-29
  • Dall, W. H. (1918). Changes in and additions to molluscan nomenclature. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 31: 137–138. page(s): 137
  • Ponder W. F. (1985) The anatomy and relationships of Elachisina Dall (Gastropoda Rissoacea). Journal of Molluscan Studies 51(1): 23-34
  • Rolán E. & Gofas S. (2003) The family Elachisinidae (Mollusca, Rissooidea) in the temperate and tropical Atlantic. Iberus 21(2): 67-90