Areneidae

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Family of gastropods

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::summary Family of gastropods ::

| taxon = Areneidae | image = Cinysca dunkeri 001.jpg | image_caption = Cinysca dunkeri | authority = McLean, 2012 | subdivision = See text

Areneidae is a family of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the clade Vetigastropoda.

Areneidae was previously not officially described as a taxon name. Areneidae is provisionally placed within the superfamily Angarioidea according to Williams et al. (2008). In 2012 it was moved to the superfamily Trochoidea

Genera

There are two genera within the family Areneidae:

;Synonyms:

  • Cynisca H. Adams & A. Adams, 1854: synonym of Cinysca Kilburn, 1970 (Invalid: junior homonym of Cynisca Gray, 1844; Cinysca Kilburn, 1970 is a replacement name)
  • Marevalvata Olsson & Harbison, 1953: synonym of Arene H. Adams & A. Adams, 1854

References

  • Bouchet P., Rocroi J.P., Hausdorf B., Kaim A., Kano Y., Nützel A., Parkhaev P., Schrödl M. & Strong E.E. (2017). Revised classification, nomenclator and typification of gastropod and monoplacophoran families. Malacologia. 61(1-2): 1-526.

References

  1. MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Areneidae McLean, 2012. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=413480 on 2020-05-25
  2. WoRMS (2010). ''Arene'' Adams, 1845. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=413481 on 2010-04-17
  3. Williams S. T., Karube S. & Ozawa T. (September 2008) "Molecular systematics of Vetigastropoda: Trochidae, Turbinidae and Trochoidea redefined". ''[[Zoologica Scripta]]'' '''37'''(5): 483-506. {{doi. 10.1111/j.1463-6409.2008.00341.x

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