Struthiolariidae (Family)

Overview

"Ostrich foot" redirects here. For the foot of an ostrich, see here.

Struthiolaria, commonly known as the ostrich foot shells, is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Struthiolariidae. ^1]

Species

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Species within the genus Struthiolaria include:

Struthiolaria papulosa (Martyn, 1784)
- Struthiolaria papulosa gigas Sowerby, G.B. II, 1842
Struthiolaria ameghinoi Ihering, 1897^{[citation needed]}
Struthiolaria frazeri Hutton, 1917^{[citation needed]}
Struthiolaria nodulosa Lamarck^{[citation needed]}
Struthiolaria scutulata^{[citation needed]}

? Struthiolaria acuminata Marwick, 1924 : synonym of Pelicaria vermis (Martyn, 1784)
? Struthiolaria convexa Marwick, 1924 : synonym of Pelicaria vermis (Martyn, 1784)
Struthiolaria crenulata Lamarck, 1822 : synonym of Pelicaria vermis (Martyn, 1784)
? Struthiolaria fossa Marwick, 1924 : synonym of Pelicaria vermis (Martyn, 1784)
Struthiolaria inermis G.B. Sowerby I, 1821 : synonym of Pelicaria vermis (Martyn, 1784)
? Struthiolaria media Marwick, 1924 : synonym of Pelicaria vermis (Martyn, 1784)
Struthiolaria tricarinata Lesson, 1841 : synonym of Pelicaria vermis (Martyn, 1784)
Struthiolaria vermis (Martyn, 1784) : synonym of Pelicaria vermis (Martyn, 1784)
Struthiolaria vermis bradleyi Neef, 1970
Struthiolaria vermis flemingi Neef, 1970
Struthiolaria vermis grahami Neef, 1970
Struthiolaria vermis powelli Neef, 1970
Struthiolaria vermis vermis (Martyn, 1784)

iolaria papulosa (Martyn, 1784)

Struthiolaria papulosa gigas Sowerby, G.B. II, 1842

Struthiolaria ameghinoi Ihering, 1897^{[citation needed]}

Struthiolaria frazeri Hutton, 1917^{[citation needed]}

Struthiolaria nodulosa Lamarck^{[citation needed]}

Struthiolaria scutulata^{[citation needed]}

? Struthiolaria acuminata Marwick, 1924 : synonym of Pelicaria vermis (Martyn, 1784)
? Struthiolaria convexa Marwick, 1924 : synonym of Pelicaria vermis (Martyn, 1784)
Struthiolaria crenulata Lamarck, 1822 : synonym of Pelicaria vermis (Martyn, 1784)
? Struthiolaria fossa Marwick, 1924 : synonym of Pelicaria vermis (Martyn, 1784)
Struthiolaria inermis G.B. Sowerby I, 1821 : synonym of Pelicaria vermis (Martyn, 1784)
? Struthiolaria media Marwick, 1924 : synonym of Pelicaria vermis (Martyn, 1784)
Struthiolaria tricarinata Lesson, 1841 : synonym of Pelicaria vermis (Martyn, 1784)
Struthiolaria vermis (Martyn, 1784) : synonym of Pelicaria vermis (Martyn, 1784)
Struthiolaria vermis bradleyi Neef, 1970
Struthiolaria vermis flemingi Neef, 1970
Struthiolaria vermis grahami Neef, 1970
Struthiolaria vermis powelli Neef, 1970
Struthiolaria vermis vermis (Martyn, 1784)

References

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^ Bouchet, P.; Rosenberg, G. (2011). Struthiolaria Lamarck, 1816. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=527648 on 2011-03-11

Taxonomy

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The Family Struthiolariidae is a member of the Superfamily Stromboidea. Here is the complete "parentage" of Struthiolariidae:

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: Stromboidea C.S. Rafinesque, 1815
        Family: Struthiolariidae (Gabb, 1868) P. Fischer, 1884 - Ostrich-Foot Snails

The Family Struthiolariidae is further organized into finer groupings including:

Genus (6): Antarctodarwinella · Pelicaria · Perissodonta · Struthiolarella · Struthiolaria · Tylospira
Species: ZipcodeZoo has pages for 43 species and subspecies in the Family Struthiolariidae.

Genera

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Antarctodarwinella

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Pelicaria

Perissodonta

Struthiolarella

Struthiolaria

"Ostrich foot" redirects here. For the foot of an ostrich, see here. [more]

Tylospira

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At least 5 species and subspecies belong to the Genus Tylospira.

More info about the Genus Tylospira may be found here.

References

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^ Bouchet, P.; Rosenberg, G. (2011). Struthiolaria Lamarck, 1816. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=527648 on 2011-03-11

Sources

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