Vanikoridae

Vanikoridae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Vanikoroidea
Family: Vanikoridae
Genera and species

See text

Synonyms[1]
  • Caledoniellidae
  • Conradiinae
  • Lyocyclidae
  • Merriidae
  • Naricidae

Vanikoridae is a family of minute to medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the superfamily Vanikoridae.[1] [2]

Genera and species

Genera and species within the family Vanikoridae include:

Genera brought into synonymy
  • Chonebasis Pilsbry & Olsson, 1945: synonym of Macromphalina Cossmann, 1888
  • Couthouyia A. Adams, 1860: synonym of Macromphalus S.V. Wood, 1842
  • Epistethe Preston, 1912: synonym of Caledoniella Souverbie, 1869
  • Gyrodisca Dall, 1896: synonym of Megalomphalus Brusina, 1871
  • Korovina Iredale, 1918: synonym of Vanikoro Quoy & Gaimard, 1832
  • Leucotis Swainson, 1840: synonym of Vanikoro Quoy & Gaimard, 1832
  • Merria Gray, 1839: synonym of Vanikoro Quoy & Gaimard, 1832
  • Narica d'Orbigny, 1842: synonym of Vanikoro Quoy & Gaimard, 1832

References

  1. 1 2 Gofas, S. (2012). Vanikoridae. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=23138 on 2012-05-31
  2. Bouchet, P. & Rocroi, J.-P. (2005). "Classification and Nomenclator of Gastropod Families". Malacologia. 47 (1–2).
  • The Taxonomicon
  • Vaught, K.C. (1989). A classification of the living Mollusca. American Malacologists: Melbourne, FL (USA). ISBN 0-915826-22-4. XII, 195 pp


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