Murchisonella

Murchisonella is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Murchisonellinae of the family Murchisonellidae, the pyrams and their allies.[1]

Murchisonella
Shell of Murchisonella africana (paratype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Superfamily: Murchisonelloidea
Family: Murchisonellidae
Genus: Murchisonella
Mörch, 1875
Type species
Murchisonia spectrum
Mörch, 1875
Synonyms
  • Bermudaclis Bartsch, 1947
  • Laseronella Whitley, 1959
  • Murchisoniella P. Fischer, 1885 (unjustified emendation of Murchisonella)
  • Pandorella Laseron, 1951 (invalid: junior homonym of Pandorella Conrad, 1863; Laseronella is a replacement name)

Species

Species within the genus Murchisonella include:[1]

  • Murchisonella africana Peñas & Rolán, 2013
  • Murchisonella anabathron (Hedley, 1906)
  • Murchisonella angolensis Peñas & Rolán, 2013
  • Murchisonella aqabaensis (Bandel, 2005)
  • Murchisonella arabica Bandel, 2005
  • Murchisonella bezanconi (Cossmann, 1892)
  • Murchisonella cebuana Bandel, 2005
  • Murchisonella columna (Hedley, 1907)
  • Murchisonella curvistriata Peñas & Rolán, 2013
  • Murchisonella declivita (Laseron, 1951)
  • Murchisonella densistriata (Nomura, 1936)
  • Murchisonella dubia Peñas & Rolán, 2013
  • Murchisonella evermanni (Baker, Hanna & Strong, 1928)
  • Murchisonella galapagensis Peñas & Rolán, 2013
  • Murchisonella hatienensis (Saurin, 1962)
  • Murchisonella latisulcata Peñas & Rolán, 2013
  • Murchisonella mediterranea Peñas & Rolán, 2013
  • Murchisonella modesta Peñas & Rolán, 2013
  • Murchisonella modestissima Peñas & Rolán, 2013
  • Murchisonella occidentalis (Hemphill, 1894)
  • Murchisonella saotomensis Peñas & Rolán, 2013
  • Murchisonella spectrum (Mörch, 1875)
  • Murchisonella subangulata (Laseron, 1959)
  • Murchisonella ultima Rolán, Fernández-Garcés & Rubio, 2013
Species brought into synonymy
  • Murchisonella gittenbergeri (De Jong & Coomans, 1988): synonym of Aclis gittenbergeri (De Jong & Coomans, 1988)

References

  1. Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2015). Murchisonella Mörch, 1875. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137788 on 2015-04-14
  • Peñas, A.; Rolán, E. (2013). Revision of the genera Murchisonella and Pseudoaclisina (Gastropoda, Heterobranchia, Murchisonellidae). Vita Malacologica. 11: 15-64
  • Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels. 50: pp. 180–213.


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