The Cimidae is a taxonomic family of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the infraclass Lower Heterobranchia.[1][2]

Cimidae
Shell of Cima mingoranceae (paratype at MNHN, Paris)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Infraclass: Lower Heterobranchia
Superfamily: Cimoidea
Family: Cimidae
Warén, 1993
Synonyms[1]
List
  • Graphididae J.C. N. Barros, Mello, F. N. Barros, S. Lima, Santos, Cabral & Padovan, 2003
  • † Tofanellidae Bandel, 1995
  • Tofanellinae Bandel, 1995
  • † Usedomellinae Gründel, 1998

Genera

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Genera brought into synonymy
  • Cioniscus Jeffreys, 1869: synonym of Graphis Jeffreys, 1867 (unnecessary substitute name for Graphis)
  • Dissopalia Iredale, 1936: synonym of Bouryiscala Cossmann, 1902

References

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  1. ^ a b MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Cimidae Warén, 1993. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=23005 on 2021-06-28
  2. ^ Bouchet, P.; Rocroi, J.-P. (2005). "Classification and Nomenclator of Gastropod Families". Malacologia. 47 (1–2).
  • Warén A. (1993). New and little known mollusca from Iceland and Scandinavia. Part 2. Sarsia 78: 159-201
  • Jensen, R. H. (1997). A Checklist and Bibliography of the Marine Molluscs of Bermuda. Unp. , 547 pp
  • Ermanno Quaggiotto (2013) On the systematic position of “Cima” melitensis Mifsud, 1998, with erection of the new genus Mifsudia (Heterobranchia Cimidae). Proceedings of the Seventh Malacological Pontine Meeting, October 5–6, 2013 - San Felice Circeo, Italy
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