Overview
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Velutinidae is a family of small sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Littorinimorpha.1]
Taxonomy
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The following two subfamilies have been recognized in the taxonomy of Bouchet & Rocroi (2005):[1]
- subfamily Velutininae J. E. Gray, 1840 - synonyms: Marseniidae Leach in Gray, 1847; Marsenininae Odhner, 1913; Capulacmaeinae Golikov & Gulbin, 1990; Onchidiopsinae Golikov & Gulbin, 1990 (n.a.); Marseniopsidae Badel, 1993 (n.a.)
- subfamily Lamellariinae A. D. d'Orbigny, 1841 - synonyms: Coriocellidae Troschel, 1848; Sacculidae Thiele, 1929 (inv.); Pseudosacculidae Kuroda, 1933
Genera
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Genera with in the family Velutinidae include:
Subfamily Velutininae
- Genus Capulacmaea
- Capulacmaea commodum Middendorff, 1851 - false arctic slipper-shell
- Genus Cartilagovelutina Golikov & Gulbin, 1990
- Cartilagovelutina beringensis (Derjugin, 1950)
- Cartilagovelutina chondrina (Bartsch in Derjugin, 1950)
- Cartilagovelutina cristata (Derjugin, 1950)
- Genus Marsenina
- Genus Onchidiopsis
- Onchidiopsis glacialis M. Sars, 1851 - icy lamellaria
- Onchidiopsis latissima Odhner, 1913
- Onchidiopsis spitzbergensis Jensen, in Thorson, 1944
- Genus Piliscus
- Piliscus commodus Middendorff, 1851
- Piliscus rostratus (Golikov & Gulbin, 1990)
- Piliscus undulatus (Golikov & Gulbin, 1990)
- Genus Pseudotorellia
- Pseudotorellia fragilis War?n, 1989
- Genus Velutina J. Fleming, 1820
Subfamily Lamellariinae A. D. d'Orbigny, 1841
- Genus Calyptoconcha
- Calyptoconcha pellucida A.E. Verrill, 1880 - transluscent lamellaria
- Genus Coriocella Blainville, 1824
- Genus Lamellaria G. Montagu, 1815
- Genus Marseniella
- Marseniella borealis Bergh, 1886
- Genus Marseniopsis
- Genus Mysticoncha Allan, 1936[citation needed]
Genera
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Genera within the family Velutinidae include:
Subfamily Velutininae
- Genus Capulacmaea
- Capulacmaea commodum Middendorff, 1851 - false arctic slipper-shell
- Genus Cartilagovelutina Golikov & Gulbin, 1990
- Cartilagovelutina beringensis (Derj ugin, 1950)
- Cartilagovelutina chondrina (Bartsch in Derjugin, 1950)
- Cartilagovelutina cristata (Derjugin, 1950)
- Genus Marsenina
- Genus Onchidiopsis
- Onchidiopsis glacialis M. Sars, 1851 - icy lamellaria
- Onchidiopsis latissima Odhner, 1913
- Onchidiopsis spitzbergensis Jensen, in Thorson, 1944
- Genus Piliscus
- Piliscus commodus Middendorff, 1851
- Piliscus rostratus (Golikov & Gulbin, 1990)
- Piliscus undulatus (Golikov & Gulbin, 1990)
- Genus Pseudotorellia
- Pseudotorellia fragilis War?n, 1989
- Genus Velutina J. Fleming, 1820
Subfamily Lamellariinae A. D. d'Orbigny, 1841
- Genus Calyptoconcha
- Calyptoconcha pellucida A.E. Verrill, 1880 - transluscent lamellaria
- Genus Coriocella Blainville, 1824
- Genus Lamellaria G. Montagu, 1815
- Genus Marseniella
- Marseniella borealis Bergh, 1886
- Genus Marseniopsis
- Genus Mysticoncha Allan, 1936[citation needed]
References
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- ^ a b Bouchet P., Rocroi J.-P., Fr?da J., Hausdorf B., Ponder W., Vald?s ?. & War?n A. (2005). "Classification and nomenclator of gastropod families". Malacologia: International Journal of Malacology (Hackenheim, Germany: ConchBooks) 47 (1-2): 1?397. ISBN 3925919724. ISSN 0076-2997. http://www.archive.org/details/malacologia47122005inst.
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Taxonomy
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The Family Velutinidae is a member of the Superfamily Velutinoidea. Here is the complete "parentage" of Velutinidae:
- 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: Velutinoidea
J.E. Gray, 1840
- Family: Velutinidae J.E. Gray, 1840
- Superfamily: Velutinoidea
J.E. Gray, 1840
- 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 Velutinidae is further organized into finer groupings including:
- Subfamily (2): Lamellariinae · Velutininae
- Genus (10): Calyptoconcha · Capulacmaea · Coriocella · Lamellaria · Marsenina · Marseniopsis · Mysticoncha · Onchidiopsis · Piliscus · Velutina
- Species: ZipcodeZoo has pages for 75 species and subspecies in the Family Velutinidae.
Genera
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Calyptoconcha
Capulacmaea
Coriocella
Lamellaria
Marsenina
Marseniopsis
Mysticoncha
Onchidiopsis
Piliscus
Velutina
At least 22 species and subspecies belong to the Genus Velutina.
More info about the Genus Velutina may be found here.
References
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- ^ a b Bouchet P., Rocroi J.-P., Fr?da J., Hausdorf B., Ponder W., Vald?s ?. & War?n A. (2005). "Classification and nomenclator of gastropod families". Malacologia: International Journal of Malacology (Hackenheim, Germany: ConchBooks) 47 (1-2): 1?397. ISBN 3925919724. ISSN 0076-2997. http://www.archive.org/details/malacologia47122005inst.
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