The Cantharidinae are a taxonomic subfamily of very small to large sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Trochidae, common name top snails. Originally it was ranked as tribe of the Trochinae, according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi from 2005, but was elevated to the rank of subfamily following Williams et al. Genera Agagus Jousseaume, 1894 † Amonilea Cossmann, 1920 † Anceps Kolesnikov, 1939 Calthalotia Iredale, 1929 Cantharidoscops Galkin, 1955 Cantharidus Montfort, 1810 Clelandella Winckworth, 1932 Gibbula Risso, 1826 † Gibbuliculus Harzhauser, 2021 Iwakawatrochus Kuroda & Habe, 1954 Jujubinus Monterosato, 1884 Kanekotrochus Habe, 1958 † Kishinewia Kolesnikov, 1935 Komaitrochus Kuroda & Iw. Taki, 1958 † Lesperonia Tournouër, 1874 Micrelenchus Finlay, 1926 Nanula Thiele, 1924 Odontotrochus P. Fischer, 1880 Oxystele Philippi, 1847 Pagodatrochus Herbert, 1989 † Paroxystele O. Schultz, 1970 Phasianotrochus P. Fischer, 1885 † Phorculus Cossmann, 1888 Phorcus Risso, 1826 Pictodiloma Habe, 1946 Priotrochus P. Fischer, 1879 Prothalotia Thiele, 1930 Pseudotalopia Habe, 1961 † Rollandiana Kolesnikov, 1939 Roseaplagis K. M. Donald & Spencer, 2016 † Sarmatigibbula Sladkovskaya, 2017 † Sinzowia Kolesnikov, 1935 † Steromphala Gray, 1847 Thalotia Gray, 1847 † Timisia Jekelius, 1944 Tosatrochus MacNeil, 1961 Genera brought into synonymy Aphanotrochus Martens, 1880: synonym of Priotrochus P. Fischer, 1879 Elenchus Swainson, 1840: synonym of Cantharidus Montfort, 1810 Korenia Friele, 1877: synonym of Gibbula Risso, 1826 Limax Martyn, 1784: synonym of Cantharidus Montfort, 1810 Mawhero Marshall, 1998 synonym of Cantharidus Montfort, 1810 Osilinus Philippi, 1847: synonym of Phorcus Risso, 1826 Plumbelenchus Finlay, 1926: synonym of Cantharidus Montfort, 1810 Scrobiculinus Monterosato, 1889: synonym of Gibbula Risso, 1826 Steromphala Gray, 1847: synonym of Gibbula Risso, 1826 Strigosella Sacco, 1896: synonym of Scrobiculinus Monterosato, 1889 Trochinella Iredale, 1937: synonym of Calliotrochus P. Fischer, 1879 Trochocochlea Mörch, 1852: synonym of Phorcus Risso, 1826 References Trochidae