Nystiellidae
| Nystiellidae | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
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clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Epitonioidea |
| Family: |
Nystiellidae Clench & Turner, 1952 |
| Genera | |
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clade Hypsogastropoda
informal group Ptenoglossa
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Nystiellidae is a family of small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks within the superfamily Epitonioidea which includes the wentletraps, the purple snails and their allies.
This family was previously considered as a subfamily of Epitoniidae. It was raised to family status by Nützel in 1998
Genera within the family Nystiellidae include: [1]
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