Adams H. & A., 1853
Shell long, awl-shaped, smooth and highly polished; whorls numerous flat-sided. Animals ectoparasitic on echinoderms, feeding by means of a long, eversible proboscis; foot with a large anterior pedal gland.
Source: Hayward et al., 1990.
The following subtaxa of this family occur in the region:
Genus Eulima
Eulima bilineata
Eulima glabra
Genus Haliella
Haliella stenostoma
Genus Melanella
Melanella alba
Melanella lubrica
Melanella monterosatoi
Genus Pelseneeria
Pelseneeria minor
Genus Vitreolina
Vitreolina philippi