Archiminolia

Archiminolia is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Solariellidae, the top snails.[1]

Archiminolia
Apertural view of a shell of Archiminolia oleacea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Solariellidae
Genus: Archiminolia
Iredale, 1929
Type species
Monilea oleacea
Hedley & Petterd, 1906
Species

See text

B.A. Marshall (1979) considered Ethaliopsis Schepman and Archiminolia Iredale synonym with Microgaza Dall.

Description

The spire is moderately elevated. The teleoconch contains fine spiral cords. The subsutural cord sometimes contains nodules. The open, but not very broad umbilicus has no callus. The radula contains a broad latero-marginal plate.[2]

Species

Species within the genus Archiminolia include:

Species brought into synonymy
  • Archiminolia alabida (B. A. Marshall, 1979): synonym of Bathymophila alabida (B. A. Marshall, 1979)
  • Archiminolia dawsoni (B. A. Marshall, 1979): synonym of Bathymophila dawsoni (B. A. Marshall, 1979) (superseded combination)
  • Archiminolia diadema Marshall, 1999:[9] synonym of Bathymophila diadema (B. A. Marshall, 1999)
  • Archiminolia fulgens (Dall, 1907): synonym of Ilanga fulgens (Dall, 1907) (superseded combination)
  • Archiminolia ptykte Vilvens, 2009:[10] synonym of Ilanga ptykte (Vilvens, 2009) (original combination)
  • Archiminolia tenuiseptum Marshall, 1999:[11] synonym of Phragmomphalina tenuiseptum (B. A. Marshall, 1999) (original combination)
  • * Archiminolia zacalles (Melvill & Standen, 1903): synonym of Solariella zacalles Melvill, 1903
  • Archiminolia zacaloides (Schepman, 1908): synonym of Ilanga zacalloides (Schepman, 1908) (superseded combination and misspelling of species name)

References

  • Iredale, T (1929), Mollusca from the continental shelf of Eastern Australia, No. 2; Records of the Australian Museum v. 17 157–189. pls.38-41
  • Cotton, B.C., 1959. South Australian Mollusca. Archaeogastropoda. Govt. Printer, Adelaide
  • Iredale, T. & McMichael, D.F., 1962 [31/Dec/1962]. A reference list of the marine Mollusca of New South Wales. Mem. Aust. Mus., 11:0-0.
  • Wilson, B., 1993. Australian Marine Shells. Prosobranch Gastropods. Odyssey Publishing, Kallaroo, WA
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