Murchisonellidae

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Family of gastropods

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::summary Family of gastropods ::

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  • Ebalidae Warén, 1994{{cite journal | author = Warén, A. | year = 1994 | title = Systematic position and validity of Ebala, Gray, 1847 (Ebalidae fam. n., Pyramidelloidea, Heterobranchia) | journal = Bollettino Malacologico | volume =30 | issue = | pages = 203–210 | doi = | subdivision_ranks = Subfamilies | subdivision = See text

Murchisonellidae is a taxonomic family of sea snails, marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Murchisonelloidea.

Taxonomy

1999 taxonomy

Under the system according to Christoffer Schander, Van Aartsen & Corgan (1999),{{cite journal | author = Schander C.

| author-link = Christoffer Schander | author2 = van Aartsen J. J. | author3 = Corgan, J. C. | name-list-style = amp | date= 1999 | title = Families and genera of the Pyramidelloidea (Mollusca: Gastropoda) | journal = Bollettino Malacologico | volume =34 | issue = 9–12 | pages = 145–166 | doi =

2005 taxonomy

This family has no subfamilies (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005).

This has been changed in 2013 into two subfamilies.

Genera

Genera within the family Muchisonellidae include: ;Subfamily Ebalinae Warén, 1995

  • Ebala Gray, 1847 - synonym: Anisocycla Monterosato, 1880 ;Subfamily Murchisonellinae T. L. Casey, 1904
  • Henrya Bartsch, 1947
  • Koloonella Laseron, 1959
  • Murchisonella Mörch, 1875 - type genus
  • Pseudoaclisina Yoo, 1994 ;Genera brought into synonymy :
  • Bermudaclis Bartsch, 1947: synonym of Murchisonella Mörch, 1875
  • Laseronella Whitley, 1959: synonym of Murchisonella Mörch, 1875
  • Murchisoniella P. Fischer, 1885: synonym of Murchisonella Mörch, 1875
  • Pandorella Laseron, 1951: synonym of Murchisonella Mörch, 1875

References

  • Peñas, A.; Rolán, E. (2013). Revision of the genera Murchisonella and Pseudoaclisina (Gastropoda, Heterobranchia, Murchisonellidae). Vita Malacologica. 11: 15-64
  • Warén A. (2013) Murchisonellidae: who are they, where are they and what are they doing? (Gastropoda, lowermost Heterobranchia). Vita Malacologica 11: 1-14

References

  1. [[Thomas Lincoln Casey, Jr.. Casey]] (1904). ''Transactions of the Academy of Science of St Louis'' '''14''': 125.
  2. {{Bouchet 2005
  3. Bouchet, P. (2015). Murchisonellidae Casey, 1904. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=411886 on 2015-04-14
  4. Warén A. (2013) Murchisonellidae: who are they, where are they and what are they doing? (Gastropoda, lowermost Heterobranchia). Vita Malacologica 11: 1-14.
  5. Gofas, S. (2009). ''Ebala'' Gray, 1847. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137920 on 2010-09-16
  6. WoRMS (2010). ''Henrya''. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=415463 on 2010-09-16

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