Plesiotrochidae
Introduction '''Plesiotrochidae''' is a family of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Sorbeoconcha. According to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi (2005) the family Plesiotrochidae has no subfamilies.
Genera Genera within the family Plesiotrochidae include:* ''Plesiotrochus'' P. Fischer, 1878* ''Trochocerithium'' Sacco, 1897;Genera brought into synonymy:* ''Hemicerithium'' Cossmann, 1893: synonym of ''Plesiotrochus'' Fischer, 1878* ''Hypotrochus'' Cotton, 1932: synonym of ''Plesiotrochus'' Fischer, 1878
References * Houbrick R.S. 1990. ''Aspect of the anatomy of Plesiotrochus (Plesiotrochidae, fam. n.) and its systematic position in Cerithioidea (Prosobranchia Caenogastropoda).'' pp. 237–249, in: Wells F.E., Walker D.I., Kirkman H. & Letheridge R., eds., The marine fauna and flora of Albany. Volume 1.Perth, Western Australia Museum* Healy J.M., 1993. ''Transfer of the gastropod family Plesiotrochidae to the Campaniloidea based on sperm ultrastructural evidence''. Journal of Molluscan Studies 59, 135-146.