Hemisinidae
Sign in to saveHemisinidae is a family of snails in the superfamily Cerithioidea. They occur in freshwater and brackish environments on all continents except Australia and Antarctica.
Species
FAMILY
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumMollusca
- ClassGastropoda
- OrderCaenogastropoda incertae sedis
- FamilyHemisinidae
Habitatbrackish, freshwater
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Hemisinidae is a family of snails in the superfamily Cerithioidea. They occur in freshwater and brackish environments on all continents except Australia and Antarctica.
==Genera== There are five extant genera: Aylacostoma Spix, 1827 Cubaedomus Thiele, 1928 Hemisinus Swainson, 1840 Longiverena Pilsbry & Olsson, 1935 Pachymelania E. A. Smith, 1893
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