Ringiculidae

Ringiculidae

a live Ringicula doliaris

Ringicula acuta shells
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Heterobranchia
Infraclass:	Euthyneura & subterclassis = Ringipleura
Superorder:	Ringiculimorpha
Superfamily:	Ringiculoidea Philippi, 1853
Family:	Ringiculidae Philippi, 1853

The shells of species in this family superficially resemble minute versions of the shells of the Cassinae.

Genera in the family Ringiculidae include:^[2]^[3]

Genus † Avellana d'Orbigny, 1842
Genus Microglyphis Dall, 1902
- Microglyphis breviculus Dall, 1902 - Distribution America
- Microglyphis curtulus Dall - Distribution: Patagonia
- Microglyphis estuarinus Dall, 1908 - Distribution: West America
- Microglyphis globularis Smith, 1875 - Distribution: Japan
- Microglyphis japonicus T. Habe, 1952 - Distribution: Indo-Pacific
- Microglyphis mazatlanicus Dall, 1908 - Distribution: West America
- Microglyphis perconicus Dall, 1890 - Distribution: West America
Genus Pseudoringicula Lin, 1980
Genus Ringicula Deshayes, 1838
Genus Ringiculoides Minichev, 1966 - with the only species Ringiculoides kurilensis Minichev, 1966
Genus Ringiculopsis Chavan, 1947 - with the only species Ringiculopsis foveolata (Yokoyama, 1928)
Genus Ringiculospongia Sacco, 1892

Hyporingicula Habe, 1952: synonym of Microglyphis Dall, 1902
Plicatra F. Nordsieck, 1972: synonym of Ringicula Deshayes, 1838
Ringactaeon F. Nordsieck, 1972: synonym of Ringicula Deshayes, 1838
Ringiculadda Iredale, 1936: synonym of Ringiculina Monterosato, 1884: synonym of Ringicula (Ringiculina) Monterosato, 1884 represented as Ringicula Deshayes, 1838
Ringiculina Monterosato, 1884: synonym of Ringicula Deshayes, 1838

^ Bouchet P. & Rocroi J.-P. (Ed.); Frýda J., Hausdorf B., Ponder W., Valdes A. & Warén A. 2005. Classification and nomenclator of gastropod families. Malacologia: International Journal of Malacology, 47(1-2). ConchBooks: Hackenheim, Germany. ISBN 3-925919-72-4. ISSN 0076-2997. 397 pp. http://www.vliz.be/Vmdcdata/imis2/ref.php?refid=78278

Vaught, K.C. (1989). A classification of the living Mollusca. American Malacologists: Melbourne, FL (USA). ISBN 0-915826-22-4. XII, 195 pp.
Bouchet P., Rocroi J.P., Hausdorf B., Kaim A., Kano Y., Nützel A., Parkhaev P., Schrödl M. & Strong E.E. (2017). Revised classification, nomenclator and typification of gastropod and monoplacophoran families. Malacologia. 61(1-2): 1-526

Genera