Overview
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Skeneopsidae is a family of very small sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Littorinimorpha.1]
According to taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi (2005) the family Purpurinidae has no subfamilies.
Genera
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- Genus Skeneopsis T. Iredale, 1915
- Skeneopsis planorbis Fabricius, 1780 - flat skenea
- Skeneopsis sultanarum Gofas, 1983
- Genus Starkeyna
Genera
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- Genus Skeneopsis T. Iredale, 1915
- Skeneopsis planorbis Fabricius, 1780 - flat skenea
- Skeneopsis sultanarum Gofas, 1983
- Genus Starkeyna
References
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- ^ Bouchet, P. & Rocroi, J.-P. (2005). "Classification and Nomenclator of Gastropod Families". Malacologia 47 (1?2).
Taxonomy
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The Family Skeneopsidae is a member of the Superfamily Littorinoidea. Here is the complete "parentage" of Skeneopsidae:
- Domain: Eukaryota
Whittaker & Margulis,1978 - eukaryotes
- Kingdom: Animalia
C. Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
- Subkingdom: Bilateria
(Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983 - bilaterians
- Branch: Protostomia
Grobben, 1908 - protostomes
- Infrakingdom: Lophotrochozoa
- Lophotrochozoans
- Superphylum: Eutrochozoa
- Phylum: Mollusca
(C. Linnaeus, 1758) Cuvier, 1795 - Molluscs
- Class: Gastropoda
Cuvier, 1795 - Snails and Slugs
- Subclass: Orthogastropoda
Ponder & Lindberg, 1996
- Superorder: Caenogastropoda
Cox, 1960
- Order: Sorbeoconcha
Ponder & Lindberg, 1997
- Suborder: Hypsogastropoda
Ponder & Lindberg, 1997
- Infraorder: Littorinimorpha
Golikov & Starobogatov, 1975
- Superfamily: Littorinoidea
[J.G. Children], 1834
- Family: Skeneopsidae T. Iredale, 1915
- Superfamily: Littorinoidea
[J.G. Children], 1834
- Infraorder: Littorinimorpha
Golikov & Starobogatov, 1975
- Suborder: Hypsogastropoda
Ponder & Lindberg, 1997
- Order: Sorbeoconcha
Ponder & Lindberg, 1997
- Superorder: Caenogastropoda
Cox, 1960
- Subclass: Orthogastropoda
Ponder & Lindberg, 1996
- Class: Gastropoda
Cuvier, 1795 - Snails and Slugs
- Phylum: Mollusca
(C. Linnaeus, 1758) Cuvier, 1795 - Molluscs
- Superphylum: Eutrochozoa
- Infrakingdom: Lophotrochozoa
- Lophotrochozoans
- Branch: Protostomia
Grobben, 1908 - protostomes
- Subkingdom: Bilateria
(Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983 - bilaterians
- Kingdom: Animalia
C. Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
The Family Skeneopsidae is further organized into finer groupings including:
- Genus (1): Skeneopsis
- Species: ZipcodeZoo has pages for 3 species and subspecies in the Family Skeneopsidae.
Genera
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Skeneopsis
At least 3 species and subspecies belong to the Genus Skeneopsis.
More info about the Genus Skeneopsis may be found here.
References
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- ^ Bouchet, P. & Rocroi, J.-P. (2005). "Classification and Nomenclator of Gastropod Families". Malacologia 47 (1?2).
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