The Fossarininae are a taxonomic subfamily of very small to large sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Trochidae, common name top snails.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Fossarininae Bandel, 2009. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=492730 on 2020-08-24
Genera Broderipia Gray, 1847 Clydonochilus P. Fischer, 1890 Fossarina A. Adams & Angas, 1864 Minopa Iredale, 1924 Synaptocochlea Pilsbry, 1890 Synonyms Minos Hutton, 1884: synonym of Fossarina A. Adams & Angas, 1864
References
Williams S.T., Donald K.M., Spencer H.G. & Nakano T. (2010) Molecular systematics of the marine gastropod families Trochidae and Calliostomatidae (Mollusca: Superfamily Trochoidea). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 54:783-809.