Addisoniidae
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Addisoniidae is a family
of sea snail
s, deepwater true limpet
s, marine
gastropod mollusks in the clade Vetigastropoda
(according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005
).
Subfamily Addisoniinae Dall, 1882
Subfamily Helicopeltinae Marshall, 1996
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
of sea snail
Snail
Snail is a common name applied to most of the members of the molluscan class Gastropoda that have coiled shells in the adult stage. When the word is used in its most general sense, it includes sea snails, land snails and freshwater snails. The word snail without any qualifier is however more often...
s, deepwater true limpet
Limpet
Limpet is a common name for a number of different kinds of saltwater and freshwater snails ; it is applied to those snails that have a simple shell which is more or less conical in shape, and either is not spirally coiled, or appears not to be coiled in the adult snails.The name limpet is most...
s, marine
Marine (ocean)
Marine is an umbrella term. As an adjective it is usually applicable to things relating to the sea or ocean, such as marine biology, marine ecology and marine geology...
gastropod mollusks in the clade Vetigastropoda
Vetigastropoda
Vetigastropoda is a major taxonomic group of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks that form a very ancient lineage. Taxonomically Vetigastropoda are sometimes treated as an order although they are a clade in Bouchet and Rocroi, 2005....
(according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005
Taxonomy of the Gastropoda (Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005)
The taxonomy of the Gastropoda as it was revised by Philippe Bouchet and Jean-Pierre Rocroi is currently the most up-to-date overall system for classifying gastropod mollusks...
).
Subfamilies and genera
Subfamilies and genera within the family Addisoniidae include:Subfamily Addisoniinae Dall, 1882
- AddisoniaAddisoniaAddisonia is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Addisoniidae.-Species:Species within the genus Addisonia include:* Addisonia brophyi McLean, 1985* Addisonia excentrica...
Dall, 1882 - type genus of the family Addisoniidae- Addisonia brophyiAddisonia brophyiAddisonia brophyi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Addisoniidae.-References:* McLean, J. H. 1985. The Archaeogastropod family Addisoniidae Dall 1882: Life habit and review of species. Veliger 28: 99–108....
J. H. McLean, 1985 - Addisonia excentricaAddisonia excentricaAddisonia excentrica is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Addisoniidae.-References:* McLean, J. H. 1985. The Archaeogastropod family Addisoniidae Dall 1882: Life habit and review of species. Veliger 28: 99–108...
(Tiberi, 1857) - Addisonia lateralis (Requien, 1848)
- Addisonia paradoxa Dall, 1882
- Addisonia brophyi
Subfamily Helicopeltinae Marshall, 1996
- HelicopeltaHelicopeltaHelicopelta is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Addisoniidae.-Species:Species within the genus Helicopelta include:* Helicopelta helicopelta Marshall, 1996* Helicopelta rotricola Marshall, 1996...
Marshall, 1996 - type genus of the subfamily Helicopeltinae
Further reading
- McLean J. H. (1985) "The archaeogastropod family Addisoniidae Dall 1882: life habit and review of species". The Veliger 28 99-108.
External links
- WoRMS info at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=22979