Murchisonellidae is a taxonomic family of sea snails, marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Murchisonelloidea.[2][4]
Taxonomy
1999 taxonomy
Under the system according to Christoffer Schander, Van Aartsen & Corgan (1999),[5] there were five genera in the Ebalidae:
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.[6]
Genera
Genera within the family Muchisonellidae include:
- Subfamily Ebalinae Warén, 1995
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Ebala Gray, 1847 - synonym: Anisocycla Monterosato, 1880[7]
- Subfamily Murchisonellinae T. L. Casey, 1904
- Genera brought into synonymy
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Bermudaclis Bartsch, 1947: synonym of Murchisonella Mörch, 1875
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Laseronella Whitley, 1959: synonym of Murchisonella Mörch, 1875
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Murchisoniella P. Fischer, 1885: synonym of Murchisonella Mörch, 1875
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Pandorella Laseron, 1951: synonym of Murchisonella Mörch, 1875
References
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^ Casey (1904). Transactions of the Academy of Science of St Louis 14: 125.
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^ a b c Bouchet, Philippe; Rocroi, Jean-Pierre; Frýda, Jiri; Hausdorf, Bernard; Ponder, Winston; Valdés, Ángel & Warén, Anders (2005). "Classification and nomenclator of gastropod families". Malacologia. Hackenheim, Germany: ConchBooks. 47 (1–2): 1–397. ISBN 3-925919-72-4. ISSN 0076-2997.
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^ Warén, A. (1994). "Systematic position and validity of Ebala, Gray, 1847 (Ebalidae fam. n., Pyramidelloidea, Heterobranchia)". Bollettino Malacologico. 30: 203–210.
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^ 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
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^ Schander C.; van Aartsen J. J. & Corgan, J. C. (1999). "Families and genera of the Pyramidelloidea (Mollusca: Gastropoda)". Bollettino Malacologico. 34 (9–12): 145–166.
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^ Warén A. (2013) Murchisonellidae: who are they, where are they and what are they doing? (Gastropoda, lowermost Heterobranchia). Vita Malacologica 11: 1-14.
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^ 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
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^ 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
- 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
