Benthonella is a genus of minute sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the family Rissoidae.

Species

Species within the genus Benthonella include:

  • † Benthonella alvaniformis Lozouet, 2014
  • † Benthonella bearnensis Lozouet, 2014
  • † Benthonella brontodes Lozouet, 1990
  • Benthonella decorata (Thiele, 1925)
  • † Benthonella loriei Weisbord, 1962
  • † Benthonella lutetiana Lozouet, 2014
  • Benthonella margaritifera (Watson, 1886)
  • † Benthonella priabonica Lozouet, 2014
  • Benthonella sculpta (Thiele, 1925)
  • Benthonella tenella (Jeffreys, 1869)

Species brought into synonymy

  • Benthonella fischeri Dall, 1889: synonym of Benthonella tenella (Jeffreys, 1869)
  • Benthonella gaza Dall, 1889: synonym of Benthonella tenella (Jeffreys, 1869)
  • Benthonella jeffreysi (Dautzenberg, 1889): synonym of Benthonella tenella (Jeffreys, 1869)
  • Benthonella kullenbergi Odhner, 1960: synonym of Benthonella tenella (Jeffreys, 1869)
  • Benthonella nisonis Dall, 1889: synonym of Thaleia nisonis (Dall, 1889)
  • Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180–213
  • Spencer, H.; Marshall. B. (2009). All Mollusca except Opisthobranchia. In: Gordon, D. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand Inventory of Biodiversity. Volume One: Kingdom Animalia. 584 pp

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