Phasianellidae, with the common name "pheasant shells" or "pheasant snails", is a family of small sea snails with calcareous opercula, marine gastropod mollusks in the subclass Vetigastropoda.

Taxonomy

The family Phasianellidae consists of three subfamilies:

  • Gabrieloninae Hickman & J.H. McLean, 1990 Gabrielona Iredale, 1917 - type genus of the subfamily Gabrieloninae
  • Phasianellinae Swainson, 1840 - synonym: Eutropiinae Gray, 1871 Mimelenchus Iredale, 1924 Orthomesus Pilsbry, 1888 Phasianella Lamarck, 1804
  • Tricoliinae Woodring, 1928 Tricolia Risso, 1826 - type genus of the subfamily Tricoliinae

Additionally there are two additional genera not placed in any subfamily: