Nystiellidae
# Nystiellidae

Nystiellidae is a family of small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks within the superfamily Epitonioidea which includes the wentletraps, the purple snails and their allies.

This family was previously considered as a subfamily of Epitoniidae. It was raised to family status by Nützel in 1998

## Genera

Genera within the family Nystiellidae include:

* Eccliseogyra Dall, 1892
* Iphitus Jeffreys, 1883
* Murdochella Jeffreys, 1883
* Narrimania Taviani, 1984
* Opaliopsis Thiele, 1928
* Papuliscala de Boury, 1911

### Genera brought into synonymy

* Abyssiscala de Boury, 1911: synonym of Eccliseogyra Dall, 1892
* Iphitella Thiele, 1925 : synonym of Iphitus Jeffreys, 1883
* Pustuliscala de Boury, 1921 : synonym of Papuliscala de Boury, 1911
* Sculptifer Beu & Climo, 1974 : synonym of Iphitus Jeffreys, 1883
* Solutiscala de Boury, 1909 : synonym of Eccliseogyra Dall, 1892
* Stylotrochus Seguenza, 1876: synonym of Iphitus Jeffreys, 1883
