Pseudococculinidae
Pseudococculinidae is a family of small sea snails or false limpets, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Lepetelloidea (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005).[2]
| Pseudococculinidae | |
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| Pseudococculina granulata shell drawing | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Lepetellida |
| Superfamily: | Lepetelloidea |
| Family: | Pseudococculinidae Hickman CS, 1983 [1] |
This family has no subfamilies. The species in this family are hermaphroditic. They can be found from sublittoral to hadal depths.
Description
The shells are small (less than 6 mm), thin and translucent. The protoconch shows a long, narrow apical fold. Its microscopic sculpture is smooth with fine threads. The asymmetrical radula shows a broad, rachidian tooth that lacks a cusp, four inner lateral teeth, a large pluricuspid tooth, and numerous marginal teeth.
Soft body: the right tentacle is generally modified into a copulatory organ.[3]
Genera
Genera in the family Pseudococculinidae include:
- Amphiplica Haszprunar, 1988
- Bandabyssia Moskalev, 1976
- Copulabyssia Haszprunar, 1988[4]
- Kaiparapelta B.A. Marshall, 1986
- Kurilabyssia Moskalev, 1976
- Mesopelex B.A. Marshall, 1986
- Notocrater Finlay, 1926
- Pseudococculina Schepman, 1908
- Punctabyssia McLean, 1991
- Tentaoculus Moskalev, 1976
- Yaquinabyssia Haszprunar, 1988
- Synonyms
- Subfamily Caymanabyssiinae B. A. Marshall, 1986 Caymanabyssiidae B. A. Marshall, 1986 (original rank)
- Punctolepeta Habe, 1958 Notocrater Finlay, 1926
References
- Hickman C. S. 1983. Radular patterns, systematics, diversity, and ecology of deep-sea limpets. The Veliger 26: 73-92.
- Gofas, S. (2012). Pseudococculinidae. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=23106 on 2013-02-09
- José H. Leal and M. G. Harasewych, Deepest Atlantic Molluscs: Hadal Limpets (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Cocculiniformia) from the Northern Boundary of the Caribbean Plate, Invertebrate Biology, Vol. 118, No. 2 p. 127
- Haszprunar (1988). Zool. Ser. 17(2): 177.
- Marshall B.A. (1986 ["1985"]) Recent and Tertiary Cocculinidae and Pseudococculinidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) from New Zealand and New South Wales. New Zealand Journal of Zoology 12: 505-546.
