Retusidae is a family of very small sea snails, barrel-bubble snails, marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusks. These are headshield slugs, in the superfamily Bulloidea.

Genera

Genera within the family Retusidae include:

  • Pyrunculus Pilsbry, 1895
  • Relichna Rudman, 1971
  • Retusa T. Brown, 1827
  • Sulcoretusa J.Q. Burch, 1945

Genera brought into synonymy

  • Coleophysis: synonym of Retusa T. Brown, 1827
  • Cylichnina Monterosato, 1884: synonym of Retusa T. Brown, 1827
  • Mamilloretusa F. Nordsieck, 1972 accepted as Retusa T. Brown, 1827
  • Sao H. Adams & A. Adams, 1854 accepted as Pyrunculus Pilsbry, 1895
  • Sulcularia Dall, 1921 accepted as Sulcoretusa J.Q. Burch, 1945
  • Utriculus T. Brown, 1844 accepted as Retusa T. Brown, 1827
Numerous shells of Retusa leptoeneilema

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