Barleeidae
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Barleeidae is a family of micromollusks from the order Neotaenioglossa. These snails are very abundant and live in sublittoral and intertidal waters on rocky substrates. The shells are conical to high-spired. Their inner shell layer is chitinous.
Few malacologists are currently working on micromollusks. Since they are so small (only a few millimeters in size), they are difficult to classify. Therefore these small mollusks are less well known than the larger ones.
[edit] Genera
- Amphithalamus Carpenter, 1864
- Barleeia (Barleysnail)Clark, 1853
- CaelaturaConrad, 1853
- Ketosia
- LirobarleeiaPonder, 1983
- PseudodialaPonder, 1967
[edit] References
- Ponder, W.F., 1983. Review of the genera of the Barleeidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Rissoacea), Records of the Australian Museum 35, 231–281
