Ringiculidae are a family of small deep water sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the informal group Lower Heterobranchia.

Ringiculidae is the only family within the superfamily Ringiculoidea.

The shells of species in this family superficially resemble minute versions of the shells of the Cassinae.

Genera

Genera in the family Ringiculidae include:

Genera brought into synonymy

  • Hyporingicula Habe, 1952: synonym of Microglyphis Dall, 1902
  • Plicatra F. Nordsieck, 1972: synonym of Ringicula Deshayes, 1838
  • Ringactaeon F. Nordsieck, 1972: synonym of Ringicula Deshayes, 1838
  • Ringiculadda Iredale, 1936: synonym of Ringiculina Monterosato, 1884: synonym of Ringicula (Ringiculina) Monterosato, 1884 represented as Ringicula Deshayes, 1838
  • Ringiculina Monterosato, 1884: synonym of Ringicula Deshayes, 1838
  • Vaught, K.C. (1989). A classification of the living Mollusca. American Malacologists: Melbourne, FL (USA). ISBN 0-915826-22-4. XII, 195 pp.
  • Bouchet P., Rocroi J.P., Hausdorf B., Kaim A., Kano Y., Nützel A., Parkhaev P., Schrödl M. & Strong E.E. (2017). Revised classification, nomenclator and typification of gastropod and monoplacophoran families. Malacologia. 61(1-2): 1-526

Further reading

  • Morlet L. 1878. .